CVE-2002-1933

The terminal services screensaver for Microsoft Windows 2000 does not automatically lock the terminal window if the window is minimized, which could allow local users to gain access to the terminal server window.

Published: 2002-12-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-1933 is rated Moderate Risk (53.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.61%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-1933

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 2.75% 1.61% -1.14%
2 2026-05-23 1.76% 2.75% +0.99%
3 2025-03-30 1.76%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-1933

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-1933

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-1933

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft windows_2000_terminal_services cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000_terminal_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2000_terminal_services cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000_terminal_services:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2000_terminal_services cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000_terminal_services:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2000_terminal_services cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000_terminal_services:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-1933

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