CVE-2000-0596 in the critical feed json
Internet Explorer 5.x does not warn a user before opening a Microsoft Access database file that is referenced within ActiveX OBJECT tags in…
published 2000-06-27 26 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2000-0592
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 24.8%
- EPSS 24.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Internet Explorer 5.x does not warn a user before opening a Microsoft Access database file that is referenced within ActiveX OBJECT tags in an HTML document, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands, aka the "IE Script" vulnerability.
Exploit prediction
24.77% 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/2000/ms00-049
vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=000d01bfe0fb%24418f59b0%2496217aa8%40src.bu.edu
mailing-list
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securityfocus.com
/bid/1398
vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=39589359.762392DB%40nat.bg
mailing-list
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cert.org
/advisories/CA-2000-16.html
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2000-0596
- NVD CVE-2000-0596
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