CVE-2003-0908: Microsoft Windows 2000

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 25.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The Utility Manager in Microsoft Windows 2000 executes winhlp32.exe with system privileges, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a "Shatter" style attack using a Windows message that accesses the context sensitive help button in the GUI, as demonstrated using the File Open dialog in the Help window, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0213.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 2000: any version

Published 2004-06-01. Last modified 2026-06-16.