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CVE-2002-0694

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 13.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2004-09-01 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The HTML Help facility in Microsoft Windows 98, 98 Second Edition, Millennium Edition, NT 4.0, NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition, Windows 2000, and Windows XP uses the Local Computer Security Zone when opening .chm files from the Temporary Internet Files folder, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via HTML mail that references or inserts a malicious .chm file containing shortcuts that can be executed, aka "Code Execution via Compiled HTML Help File."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 98: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 98Se: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Me: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Nt: 4.0, 4.0-sp1, 4.0-sp2, 4.0-sp3, 4.0-sp4, 4.0-sp5 (+2)
• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10254.php
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-055
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A403
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10254.php
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-055
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A403

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