CVE-2006-0376: Microsoft Windows 2000

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 18.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The 802.11 wireless client in certain operating systems including Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 does not warn the user when (1) it establishes an association with a station in ad hoc (aka peer-to-peer) mode or (2) a station in ad hoc mode establishes an association with it, which allows remote attackers to put unexpected wireless communication into place.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 2000: any version
• Microsoft Windows 2003 Server: version r2 only
• Microsoft Windows XP: any version

Published 2006-01-22. Last modified 2026-06-16.