CVE-2001-0002 in the critical feed json
Internet Explorer 5.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain the physical location of cached content and open the content in the Loc…
published 2001-05-07 25 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2001-0002
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 20.2%
- EPSS 20.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Internet Explorer 5.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain the physical location of cached content and open the content in the Local Computer Zone, then use compiled HTML help (.chm) files to execute arbitrary programs.
Exploit prediction
20.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
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docs.microsoft.com
/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-015
vendor-advisory
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A920
vdb-entry, signature
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osvdb.org
/7823
vdb-entry
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/5567
vdb-entry
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/2456
vdb-entry
- guninski.com /chmtempmain.html
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2001-0002
- NVD CVE-2001-0002
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