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TI-2001-00152 Aliases CVE-2001-0152GHSA-crr7-h677-x96c

The password protection option for the Compressed Folders feature in Plus! for Windows 98…

Priority LOW 23Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The password protection option for the Compressed Folders feature in Plus! for Windows 98 and Windows Me writes password information to a file, which allows local users to recover the passwords and read the compressed folders.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.08862 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-0152
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-crr7-h677-x96c

References

Advisory 1

Sources