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CVE-2004-2289 in the critical feed json

Microsoft Windows XP Explorer allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a system folder with a Desktop.ini file containing a .ShellC…

published 2004-12-31 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-2281

cvss
10.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
23.3%
EPSS 23.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Microsoft Windows XP Explorer allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a system folder with a Desktop.ini file containing a .ShellClassInfo specifier with a CLSID value that is associated with an executable file.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-24125)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

23.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-24125 Microsoft Windows XP - Self-Executing Folder remote, 2004-05-17
  • freewebs.com http://www.freewebs.com/roozbeh_afrasiabi/xploit/execute.htm referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • osvdb.org http://www.osvdb.org/6221 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-05/0168.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

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