CVE-2001-0002

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.5/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Jul 21, 2001
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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