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CVE DATABASE  /  CVE-2002-0725

CVE-2002-0725

CVSS 5.5 · MEDIUM

Summary

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.

CVSS 3.1 breakdown

Base score5.5 (MEDIUM)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vectorLOCAL
Attack complexityLOW
Privileges requiredLOW
User interactionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityNONE
IntegrityHIGH
AvailabilityNONE

Weakness type (CWE)

Affected products

Microsoft windows 2000Microsoft windows nt
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References

Data: NIST NVD. NVD last modified 2026-04-16. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.

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