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CVE-2001-1517

LOW · CVSS 2.1 EPSS 2.13% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2001-12-31 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a low severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1. It affects Windows. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
exploit

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CVE
CVE-2001-1517
Severity
LOW
CVSS
2.1
EPSS
2.13%
Windows

Original NVD Description

RunAs (runas.exe) in Windows 2000 stores cleartext authentication information in memory, which could allow attackers to obtain usernames and passwords by executing a process that is allocated the same memory page after termination of a RunAs command. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, saying that administrative privileges are already required to exploit it, and the original researcher did not respond to requests for additional information