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CVE-2001-0507

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 8.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2001-09-20 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

IIS 5.0 uses relative paths to find system files that will run in-process, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file, aka the "System file listing privilege elevation" vulnerability.

Affected products

• Microsoft IIS: 5.0

References

• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/205069
• http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-132.shtml
• http://www.osvdb.org/5607
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-044
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6985
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A909
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A912
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/205069
• http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-132.shtml
• http://www.osvdb.org/5607
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-044
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6985

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