CVE-2000-0222: Microsoft Windows 2000

High severity, CVSS 10.0. EPSS: 15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The installation for Windows 2000 does not activate the Administrator password until the system has rebooted, which allows remote attackers to connect to the ADMIN$ share without a password until the reboot occurs.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 2000: any version

Published 2000-02-15. Last modified 2026-06-16.