CVE-2000-0789

Medium CVSS 4.6

Published 2000-10-20 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-2000-0789, 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

WinU 5.x and earlier uses weak encryption to store its configuration password, which allows local users to decrypt the password and gain privileges.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-2000-0789

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