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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2004-0121

Argument injection vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook 2002 does not sufficiently filter parameters of mailto: URLs when using them as arguments when calling OUTLOOK.EXE, which allows remote attackers to use script code in the Local Machine zone and…

HIGH 7.5EPSS 47.7%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 47.7%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Argument injection vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook 2002 does not sufficiently filter parameters of mailto: URLs when using them as arguments when calling OUTLOOK.EXE, which allows remote attackers to use script code in the Local Machine zone and execute arbitrary programs.

CVSS 2.0
7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
47.68% probability · 99th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-88
Affected
microsoft/office · microsoft/outlook
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

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