What is CVE-2001-1515?

CVE-2001-1515 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows_2000, classified under Improper Preservation of Permissions. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2001-12-31.

How severe is CVE-2001-1515?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows_2000

CVE-2001-1515

Macintosh clients, when using NT file system volumes on Windows 2000 SP1, create subdirectories and automatically modify the inherited NTFS permissions, which may cause the directories to have less restrictive permissions than intended.

EPSS: 0.040 (89.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows_2000
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-281 — Improper Preservation of Permissions

References

cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2001-1515?: CVE-2001-1515 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows_2000, classified under Improper Preservation of Permissions. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2001-12-31.
How severe is CVE-2001-1515?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.