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CVE-2000-0081

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 18.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2000-02-04 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Hotmail does not properly filter JavaScript code from a user's mailbox, which allows a remote attacker to execute the code by using hexadecimal codes to specify the javascript: protocol, e.g. jAvascript.

Affected products

• Microsoft Hotmail: all versions

References

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-2000-0081
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-2000-0081

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