File and Print Sharing service in Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me does not properly check the password for a file share, which allows

Summary

File and Print Sharing service in Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me does not properly check the password for a file share, which allows remote attackers to bypass share access controls by sending a 1-byte password that matches the first character of the real password, aka the "Share Level Password" vulnerability.

Timeline

1. Oct 10, 2000Public exploit on Exploit-DB

   EDB-20283, EDB-20284

2. Jan 22, 2001, 5:00 AM UTCCVE published
3. Aug 8, 2024, 5:37 AM UTCRecord last updated
4. Oct 28, 2026EPSS reached 10%

   FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

• n/a n/a

  Version range not reported

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