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.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2000-0659 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T05:28:40.560Z

Reserved: 2000-08-02T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2000-0663

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2000-07-25T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2000-0663

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