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CVE-2001-1517
RunAs (runas.exe) in Windows 2000 stores cleartext authentication information in memory, which could allow attackers to obtain usernames…
Low2.1EPSS 2.1%
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- mitre
Description
RunAs (runas.exe) in Windows 2000 stores cleartext authentication information in memory, which could allow attackers to obtain usernames and passwords by executing a process that is allocated the same memory page after termination of a RunAs command. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, saying that administrative privileges are already required to exploit it, and the original researcher did not respond to requests for additional information
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)
- 2.1% · top 18% of all CVEs (3 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
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- 3184 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20011112 RADIX1112200102 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCHx_transferred
- 20011114 RE:Radix Research Reports RADIX1112200101, RADIX1112200102, and RADIX1112200103 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- win2k-runas-reveal-information(7531) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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