CVE-2001-0015: Microsoft Windows 2000

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 3.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Network Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) in Windows 2000 allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges via a "WM_COPYDATA" message to an invisible window that is running with the privileges of the WINLOGON process.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 2000: any version

Published 2001-03-12. Last modified 2026-06-16.