CVE-2001-1570

Windows XP with fast user switching and account lockout enabled allows local users to deny user account access by setting the fast user switch to the same user (self) multiple times, which causes other accounts to be locked out.

Published: 2001-12-31 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2001-1570 is rated Low Risk (34.7/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.59%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2001-1570

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.59% 1.59% +1.00%
2 2026-06-08 0.28% 0.59% +0.31%
3 2025-03-30 0.28%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2001-1570

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2001-1570

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2001-1570

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft windows_xp cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:home:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_xp cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:gold:professional:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2001-1570

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