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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2002-0980

The Web Folder component for Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 writes an error message to a known location in the temporary folder, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by injecting it into the error message, then referring to the error…

HIGH 7.5EPSS 26.7%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 26.7%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

The Web Folder component for Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 writes an error message to a known location in the temporary folder, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by injecting it into the error message, then referring to the error message file via a mhtml: URL.

CVSS 2.0
7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
26.67% 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.