CVE-2001-0091

N/A Unknown
Published: February 16, 2001 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

The ActiveX control for invoking a scriptlet in Internet Explorer 5.0 through 5.5 renders arbitrary file types instead of HTML, which allows an attacker to read arbitrary files, aka a variant of the "Scriptlet Rendering" vulnerability.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/7820
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-093
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6085
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.osvdb.org/7820
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-093
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6085
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
13.5%
94th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

microsoft