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CVE-2004-2290
Microsoft Windows XP Explorer allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a HTML and script in a self-executing folder that references…
High7.5EPSS 2.8%
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Description
Microsoft Windows XP Explorer allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a HTML and script in a self-executing folder that references an executable file within the folder, which is automatically executed when a user accesses the folder.
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)
- 2.8% · top 14% 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 (6)
- 9487 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- win-folder-execute-code(14924) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 10708 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20040125 Self-Executing FOLDERS: Windows XP Explorer Part V (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1008843 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 3711 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- 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 .