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CVE-2001-0149
Windows Scripting Host in Internet Explorer 5.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the GetObject Javascript…
Medium5.0EPSS 32.2%
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Description
Windows Scripting Host in Internet Explorer 5.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the GetObject Javascript function and the htmlfile ActiveX object.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 32.2% · top 1.7% 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 5.0.
Weakness
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Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- 20000926 IE 5.5/Outlook Express security vulnerability - GetObject() expose user's files (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1718 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20000926 IE 5.5/Outlook Express security vulnerability - GetObject() expose user's files (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- ie-getobject-expose-files(5293) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- MS01-015 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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