VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2000-0420

CVSS score7.2 HIGH

EPSS probability1.48%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2000-05-11

Last modified2026-06-16

Description

The default configuration of SYSKEY in Windows 2000 stores the startup key in the registry, which could allow an attacker tor ecover it and use it to decrypt Encrypted File System (EFS) data.