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CVE-2002-1139

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-10-11 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The Compressed Folders feature in Microsoft Windows 98 with Plus! Pack, Windows Me, and Windows XP does not properly check the destination folder during the decompression of ZIP files, which allows attackers to place an executable file in a known location on a user's system, aka "Incorrect Target Path for Zipped File Decompression."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 98 Plus Pack: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Me: all versions
• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10252.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5876
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-054
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10252.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5876
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-054

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