Security Advisory

CVE-2000-0663

CVE vulnerability detail - eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2000-10-13 04:00:00
Last updated 2024-08-08 05:28:40
Assigner mitre
CVSS score not scored
State PUBLISHED

Description

The registry entry for the Windows Shell executable (Explorer.exe) in Windows NT and Windows 2000 uses a relative path name, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by inserting a Trojan Horse named Explorer.exe into the %Systemdrive% directory, aka the "Relative Shell Path" vulnerability.