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CVE-2001-0149

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 32.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2001-06-02 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Windows Scripting Host in Internet Explorer 5.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the GetObject Javascript function and the htmlfile ActiveX object.

Affected products

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: through 5.5

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0305.html
• http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=96999020527583&w=2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1718
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-015
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5293
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0305.html
• http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=96999020527583&w=2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1718
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-015
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5293

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