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CVE-2000-1061

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 10.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2000-12-11 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Microsoft Virtual Machine (VM) in Internet Explorer 4.x and 5.x allows an unsigned applet to create and use ActiveX controls, which allows a remote attacker to bypass Internet Explorer's security settings and execute arbitrary commands via a malicious web page or email, aka the "Microsoft VM ActiveX Component" vulnerability.

Affected products

• Microsoft Ie: 4.x, 5.x

References

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-075
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5127
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-075
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5127

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