CVE-2001-0860: Microsoft Windows 2000

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 4.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Terminal Services Manager MMC in Windows 2000 and XP trusts the Client Address (IP address) that is provided by the client instead of obtaining it from the packet headers, which allows clients to spoof their public IP address, e.g. through a Network Address Translation (NAT).

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 2000: any version
• Microsoft Windows XP: any version

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