CVE-2000-0296

High CVSS 7.2

Published 2000-03-31 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-2000-0296, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

fcheck allows local users to gain privileges by embedding shell metacharacters into file names that are processed by fcheck.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-2000-0296

CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C