CVE-2000-0596
Internet Explorer 5.x does not warn a user before opening a Microsoft Access database file that...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2000-0596- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2000-0596- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2000-0592 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2000-0592- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hqf4-9x6j-98g9 No score
Internet Explorer 5.x does not warn a user before opening a Microsoft Access database file that...
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.
- Record
GHSA-hqf4-9x6j-98g9- 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-2000-0596 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published June 27, 2000. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 24.8%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=000d01bfe0fb%24418f59b0%2496217aa8%40src.bu.edu
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-049
cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-16.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0596
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hqf4-9x6j-98g9