CVE-2002-1692: Microsoft Windows 95

Low severity, CVSS 3.6. EPSS: 1.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Buffer overflow in backup utility of Microsoft Windows 95 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by causing a filename with a long extension to be placed in a folder to be backed up.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 95: any version

Published 2002-12-31. Last modified 2026-06-16.