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CVE-2002-1262
Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 does not perform complete security checks on external caching, which allows remote attackers to read…
High7.5EPSS 12.0%
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- mitre
Description
Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 does not perform complete security checks on external caching, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files.
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)
- 12.0% · top 3.9% 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
n/a
- affected n/a
References (5)
- 20021125 Re: MS02-066 - fixes, gaps and incorrect statements (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20021205 Notes on MS02-068, extensive downplaying of severity (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20021125 RE: MS02-066 - fixes, gaps and incorrect statements (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20021205 Notes on MS02-068, extensive downplaying of severity (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQx_transferred
- MS02-068 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .