CVE-2001-1571: Microsoft Windows XP

Medium severity, CVSS 5.0. EPSS: 13.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The Remote Desktop client in Windows XP sends the most recent user account name in cleartext, which could allow remote attackers to obtain terminal server user account names via sniffing.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows XP: any version

Published 2001-12-31. Last modified 2026-06-16.