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CVE-2004-2289

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 23.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2004-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Microsoft Windows XP Explorer allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a system folder with a Desktop.ini file containing a .ShellClassInfo specifier with a CLSID value that is associated with an executable file.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-05/0168.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/11633
• http://www.freewebs.com/roozbeh_afrasiabi/xploit/execute.htm
• http://www.osvdb.org/6221
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10363
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-015
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16171
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-05/0168.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/11633
• http://www.freewebs.com/roozbeh_afrasiabi/xploit/execute.htm
• http://www.osvdb.org/6221
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10363

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