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Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2003-0815 in the critical feed json

Internet Explorer 6 SP1 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass zone restrictions and read arbitrary files by (1) modifying the creat…

published 2004-01-14 22 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2003-0806

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
18.7%
EPSS 18.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Internet Explorer 6 SP1 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass zone restrictions and read arbitrary files by (1) modifying the createTextRange method and using CreateLink, as demonstrated using LinkillerSaveRef, LinkillerJPU, and Linkiller, or (2) modifying the createRange method and using the FIND dialog to select text, as demonstrated using Findeath, aka the "Function Pointer Override Cross Domain" vulnerability.

Patch / fix

Exploit prediction

18.73% 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

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.