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CVE-2001-0261
Microsoft Windows 2000 Encrypted File System does not properly destroy backups of files that are encrypted, which allows a local attacker…
Low2.1EPSS 2.3%
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Description
Microsoft Windows 2000 Encrypted File System does not properly destroy backups of files that are encrypted, which allows a local attacker to recover the text of encrypted files.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.3% · top 16% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.
Weakness
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Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- 20010119 BugTraq: EFS Win 2000 flaw (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20010123 Reply to EFS note on Bugtraq (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 2243 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- win2k-efs-recover-data(5973) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
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