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CVE-2005-0063
The document processing application used by the Windows Shell in Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 allows remote…
High7.5EPSS 47.6%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
Description
The document processing application used by the Windows Shell in Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by modifying the CLSID stored in a file so that it is processed by HTML Application Host (MSHTA), as demonstrated using a Microsoft Word document.
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)
- 47.6% · top 1.2% of all CVEs (3 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 (12)
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:3456 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- MS05-016 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:407 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 20050529 Spam exploiting MS05-016 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:587 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- http://www.securiteam.com/exploits/5YP0T0AFFW.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20050412 Microsoft MSHTA Script Execution Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEx_transferred
- ADV-2005-0335 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:573 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2184 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4710 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 13132 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_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)
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