CVE-2004-2291

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an embedded script that uses Shell Helper objects and a shortcut (link) to execute the target script.

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: Dec 31, 2004
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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