What is CVE-2002-0725?

CVE-2002-0725 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2002-09-05.

How severe is CVE-2002-0725?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000

CVE-2002-0725

NTFS file system in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 SP2 allows local attackers to hide file usage activities via a hard link to the target file, which causes the link to be recorded in the audit trail instead of the target file.

Published 2002-09-05 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (66.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 66.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows Nt — versions 4.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

www.iss.net/security_center/static/9869.php (vdb-entry, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/5484 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2000/a081602-1.txt (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2002-0725?: CVE-2002-0725 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2002-09-05.
How severe is CVE-2002-0725?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.