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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2000-1061

Microsoft Virtual Machine (VM) in Internet Explorer 4.x and 5.x allows an unsigned applet to create and use ActiveX controls, which allows a remote attacker to bypass Internet Explorer's security settings and execute arbitrary commands via a malicious…

MEDIUM 5.1EPSS 10.5%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.5%, higher than 95% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Microsoft Virtual Machine (VM) in Internet Explorer 4.x and 5.x allows an unsigned applet to create and use ActiveX controls, which allows a remote attacker to bypass Internet Explorer's security settings and execute arbitrary commands via a malicious web page or email, aka the "Microsoft VM ActiveX Component" vulnerability.

CVSS 2.0
5.1 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
10.46% probability · 95th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
microsoft/ie
Source
cve@mitre.org

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