CVE-2000-0596

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.5)—

Internet Explorer 5.x does not warn a user before opening a Microsoft Access database file that is referenced within ActiveX OBJECT tags in an HTML document, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands, aka the "IE Script" vulnerability.

CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Base score: 7.5

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 25%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 98
Score date: 10/9/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Microsoft — Internet Explorer

CWEs

NVD-CWE-Other

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

Show

{
  "id": "CVE-2000-0596",
  "cveTags": [],
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV2": [
      {
        "type": "Primary",
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "cvssData": {
          "version": "2.0",
          "baseScore": 7.5,
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "accessComplexity": "LOW",
          "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL"
        },
        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "impactScore": 6.4,
        "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "exploitabilityScore": 10,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": true,
        "userInteractionRequired": false
      }
    ]
  },
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "product": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "published": "2000-06-27T04:00:00.000",
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-16.html",
      "tags": [
        "US Government Resource"
      ],
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1398",
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=000d01bfe0fb%24418f59b0%2496217aa8%40src.bu.edu",
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=39589359.762392DB%40nat.bg",
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-049",
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-16.html",
      "tags": [
        "US Government Resource"
      ],
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1398",
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=000d01bfe0fb%24418f59b0%2496217aa8%40src.bu.edu",
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=39589359.762392DB%40nat.bg",
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-049",
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    }
  ],
  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "type": "Primary",
      "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "NVD-CWE-Other"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "Internet Explorer 5.x does not warn a user before opening a Microsoft Access database file that is referenced within ActiveX OBJECT tags in an HTML document, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands, aka the \"IE Script\" vulnerability."
    }
  ],
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T21:52:04.603",
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "negate": false,
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.0.1:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "vulnerable": true,
              "matchCriteriaId": "C375A9AA-505B-444C-A45F-2BAAD0B2CD0D"
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "vulnerable": true,
              "matchCriteriaId": "B4071D03-D955-4C1B-ACD8-A864F7D0FA02"
            }
          ],
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org"
}