VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2001-1547
Outlook Express 6.0, with "Do not allow attachments to be saved or opened that could potentially be a virus" enabled, does not block email attachments from forwarded messages, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 13.7%
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.7%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Outlook Express 6.0, with "Do not allow attachments to be saved or opened that could potentially be a virus" enabled, does not block email attachments from forwarded messages, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 13.74% probability · 96th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/outlook express
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.