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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2000-0596

Internet Explorer 5.x does not warn a user before opening a Microsoft Access database file that is referenced within ActiveX OBJECT tags in an HTML document, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands, aka the "IE Script"…

HIGH 7.5EPSS 24.8%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 24.8%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Internet Explorer 5.x does not warn a user before opening a Microsoft Access database file that is referenced within ActiveX OBJECT tags in an HTML document, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands, aka the "IE Script" vulnerability.

CVSS 2.0
7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
24.77% probability · 98th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
microsoft/internet explorer
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.