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CVE-2001-0999

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 12.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-02-02 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Outlook Express 6.00 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script by embedding SCRIPT tags in a message whose MIME content type is text/plain, contrary to the expected behavior that text/plain messages will not run script.

Affected products

• Microsoft Outlook Express: 6.0

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/213754
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/214453
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3334
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7118
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/213754
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/214453
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3334
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7118

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