CVE-2001-0048: Microsoft Windows 2000

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The "Configure Your Server" tool in Microsoft 2000 domain controllers installs a blank password for the Directory Service Restore Mode, which allows attackers with physical access to the controller to install malicious programs, aka the "Directory Service Restore Mode Password" vulnerability.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 2000: any version

Published 2001-02-12. Last modified 2026-06-16.