CVE-2000-0487

LOW · CVSS 3.6 EPSS 2.48%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2000-06-01 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE

CVE-2000-0487

Severity

LOW

CVSS

3.6

EPSS

2.48%

Windows

Original Filing — NVD Description

The Protected Store in Windows 2000 does not properly select the strongest encryption when available, which causes it to use a default of 40-bit encryption instead of 56-bit DES encryption, aka the "Protected Store Key Length" vulnerability.