CVE-2001-0150
Internet Explorer 5.5 and earlier executes Telnet sessions using command line arguments that are...
Internet Explorer 5.5 and earlier executes Telnet sessions using command line arguments that are specified by the web site, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands if the IE client is using the Telnet client provided in Services for Unix (SFU) 2.0, which creates session transcripts.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Internet Explorer 5.5 and earlier executes Telnet sessions using command line arguments that are specified by the web site, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands if the IE client is using the Telnet client provided in Services for Unix (SFU) 2.0, which creates session transcripts.
- Record
CVE-2001-0150- CVSS 2.0
- 5.1 Medium
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-88
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Internet Explorer 5.5 and earlier executes Telnet sessions using command line arguments that are specified by the web site, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands if the IE client is using the Telnet client provided in Services for Unix (SFU) 2.0, which creates session transcripts.
- Record
CVE-2001-0150- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2001-0150 No score
Internet Explorer 5.5 and earlier executes Telnet sessions using command line arguments that are specified by the web site, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands if the IE client is using the Telnet client provided in Services for Unix (SFU) 2.0, which creates session transcripts.
- Record
EUVD-2001-0150- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w99v-7jp5-46gc No score
Internet Explorer 5.5 and earlier executes Telnet sessions using command line arguments that are...
Internet Explorer 5.5 and earlier executes Telnet sessions using command line arguments that are specified by the web site, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands if the IE client is using the Telnet client provided in Services for Unix (SFU) 2.0, which creates session transcripts.
- Record
GHSA-w99v-7jp5-46gc- Weakness
- CWE-88
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1/5.5/6.0 - Telnet Client File Overwrite | 2001-03-09 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2001-0150 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published May 7, 2001. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 17.6%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.