CVE-2002-1262 in the critical feed json
Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 does not perform complete security checks on external caching, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrar…
published 2002-12-11 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-1246
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 12.0%
- EPSS 12.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 does not perform complete security checks on external caching, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files.
Exploit prediction
11.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% 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/2002/ms02-068
vendor-advisory
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marc.info
/?l=ntbugtraq&m=103824668621672&w=2
mailing-list
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marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=103910416824172&w=2
mailing-list
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marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=103825484331857&w=2
mailing-list
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marc.info
/?l=ntbugtraq&m=103909877717345&w=2
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2002-1262
- NVD CVE-2002-1262
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