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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…
High7.5EPSS 24.8%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 24.8% · top 2.1% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- 20000627 FW: IE 5 and Access 2000 vulnerability - executing programs (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1398 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- MS00-049 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- 20000627 IE 5 and Access 2000 vulnerability - executing programs (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- CA-2000-16 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
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