CVE-2001-1238

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Task Manager in Windows 2000 does not allow local users to end processes with uppercase letters named (1) winlogon.exe, (2) csrss.exe, (3) smss.exe and (4) services.exe via the Process tab which could allow local users to install Trojan horses that cannot be stopped with the Task Manager.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-178

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a

References

Timeline

Published
Jul 16, 2001
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2001-1238: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix