CVE-2005-2829

Status: ModifiedMedium (5.1)—
Multiple design errors in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code by (1) overlaying a malicious new window above a file download box, then (2) using a keyboard shortcut and delaying the display of the file download box until the user hits a shortcut that activates the "Run" button, aka "File Download Dialog Box Manipulation Vulnerability."
CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Base score: 5.1
Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 19%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 97
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 (2)

Microsoft — IE Microsoft — Internet Explorer
CWEs

NVD-CWE-Other
References

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