CVE-2004-2291

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 11.8% 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 Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an embedded script that uses Shell Helper objects and a shortcut (link) to execute the target script.

Affected products

Microsoft Ie: 6.0-sp1
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 5.5, 5.5-preview, 5.5-sp1, 5.5-sp2, 6.0

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/348688
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9335
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/348688
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9335

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