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CVE-2000-0201
- Severity: medium (CVSS 5.1 v2.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 6.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2000-03-01 · updated 2026-06-16
Description
The window.showHelp() method in Internet Explorer 5.x does not restrict HTML help files (.chm) to be executed from the local host, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via Microsoft Networking.
Affected products
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 5.0, 5.01
References
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