Microsoft Windows NT 4.0/2000 Path explorer.exe privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0/2000. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file explorer.exe of the component Path Handler. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2000-0663. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0/2000 (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown code block of the file explorer.exe of the component Path Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The registry entry for the Windows Shell executable (Explorer.exe) in Windows NT and Windows 2000 uses a relative path name, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by inserting a Trojan Horse named Explorer.exe into the %Systemdrive% directory, aka the "Relative Shell Path" vulnerability.

The weakness was disclosed 07/25/2000 as MS00-052 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2000-0663. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10486 (MS00-052: Relative Shell Path patch (269049)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90143 (Microsoft Windows Relative Shell Path Vulnerability (MS00-052)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS00-052 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (5040), Tenable (10486), SecurityFocus (BID 1507†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-164†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 10486
Nessus Name: MS00-052: Relative Shell Path patch (269049)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: MS00-052

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07/25/2000 🔍
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08/03/2000 +9 days 🔍
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06/25/2014 +4266 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS00-052
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-0663 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0663
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15797
X-Force: 5040 - Microsoft Windows NT/2000 explorer.exe uses relative path name in registry
SecurityFocus: 1507
Vulnerability Center: 164 - [MS00-052] Unspecified Executable Path in Windows Registry Entry Allows Arbitrary Command Execution, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 06/25/2014 15:52
Updated: 10/13/2025 04:03
Changes: 06/25/2014 15:52 (70), 06/25/2021 08:39 (2), 10/13/2025 04:03 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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