THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2006-5584
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2006-5584

Windows 2000 vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
31.3%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
The Remote Installation Service (RIS) in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 uses a TFTP server that allows anonymous access, which allows remote attackers to upload and overwrite arbitrary files to gain privileges on systems that use RIS.
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Windows 2000
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published
2006-12-13

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 31.3% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2006-5584

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Windows 2000 is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2006-5584.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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