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title: "CVE-2000-0979: File and Print Sharing service in Windows… | CubePath"
description: "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…"
language: en
source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2000-0979
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# CVE-2000-0979: File and Print Sharing service in Windows… | CubePath

## Description

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.

Official description from the CVE record, published by mitre. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-0979)

## Key data

### EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score

0.75054 (75.1% probability)

Percentile

99.5%

Scores of

Nov 10, 2026

Model

v2026.06.15

## References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

- [MS00-072](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-072)  (docs.microsoft.com) vendor-advisory
- [win9x-share-level-password(5395)](https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5395)  (exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com) vdb-entry
- [1780](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1780)  (securityfocus.com) vdb-entry
- [20001012 NSFOCUS SA2000-05: Microsoft Windows 9x NETBIOS password](http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97147777618139&w=2)  (marc.info) mailing-list
- [oval:org.mitre.oval:def:996](https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A996)  (oval.cisecurity.org) vdb-entry signature

## Timeline

1. ID reserved Nov 24, 2000
2. Record published Jan 22, 2001
3. Record last updated Aug 8, 2024

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