CVE-2000-0201
The window.showHelp() method in Internet Explorer 5.x does not restrict HTML help files (.chm) to...
The window.showHelp() method in Internet Explorer 5.x does not restrict HTML help files (.chm) to be executed from the local host, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via Microsoft Networking.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The window.showHelp() method in Internet Explorer 5.x does not restrict HTML help files (.chm) to be executed from the local host, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via Microsoft Networking.
- Record
CVE-2000-0201- CVSS 2.0
- 5.1 Medium
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The window.showHelp() method in Internet Explorer 5.x does not restrict HTML help files (.chm) to be executed from the local host, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via Microsoft Networking.
- Record
CVE-2000-0201- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2000-0200 No score
The window.showHelp() method in Internet Explorer 5.x does not restrict HTML help files (.chm) to be executed from the local host, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via Microsoft Networking.
- Record
EUVD-2000-0200- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-489p-9hgq-jg94 No score
The window.showHelp() method in Internet Explorer 5.x does not restrict HTML help files (.chm) to...
The window.showHelp() method in Internet Explorer 5.x does not restrict HTML help files (.chm) to be executed from the local host, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via Microsoft Networking.
- Record
GHSA-489p-9hgq-jg94- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2000-0201 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published March 1, 2000. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.79%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.