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CVE-2000-0790
The web-based folder display capability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 on Windows 98 allows local users to insert Trojan horse…
Medium4.6EPSS 1.4%
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- mitre
Description
The web-based folder display capability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 on Windows 98 allows local users to insert Trojan horse programs by modifying the Folder.htt file and using the InvokeVerb method in the ShellDefView ActiveX control to specify a default execute option for the first file that is listed in the folder.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.4% · top 28% 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: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (3)
- ie-folder-remote-exe(5097) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 1571 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20000828 IE 5.5/5.x for Win98 may execute arbitrary files that can be accessed thru Microsoft Networking. Also local Administrator compromise at least on default Windows 2000. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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