CVE-2000-0979

6.4
CVSS v2.0 Base Score
75.05%
HIGH RiskEPSS (99th percentile)
NVD-CWE-Other

File and Print Sharing service in Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me does not properly check the password for a file share, which allows remote attackers to bypass share access controls by sending a 1-byte password that matches the first character of the real password, aka the "Share Level Password" vulnerability.

Published: 12/19/2000
Modified: 9/23/2026
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Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v2 Score

6.4

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

75.05%HIGH Exploitation Risk
99th percentile

This vulnerability has a 75.05% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.

CWE Classification

NVD-CWE-Other
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