CVE-2001-1547
Outlook Express 6.0, with "Do not allow attachments to be saved or opened that could potentially...
Outlook Express 6.0, with "Do not allow attachments to be saved or opened that could potentially be a virus" enabled, does not block email attachments from forwarded messages, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Outlook Express 6.0, with "Do not allow attachments to be saved or opened that could potentially be a virus" enabled, does not block email attachments from forwarded messages, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
- Record
CVE-2001-1547- 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
Outlook Express 6.0, with "Do not allow attachments to be saved or opened that could potentially be a virus" enabled, does not block email attachments from forwarded messages, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
- Record
CVE-2001-1547- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2001-1524 No score
Outlook Express 6.0, with "Do not allow attachments to be saved or opened that could potentially be a virus" enabled, does not block email attachments from forwarded messages, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
- Record
EUVD-2001-1524- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q622-4vmx-v5x4 No score
Outlook Express 6.0, with "Do not allow attachments to be saved or opened that could potentially...
Outlook Express 6.0, with "Do not allow attachments to be saved or opened that could potentially be a virus" enabled, does not block email attachments from forwarded messages, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
- Record
GHSA-q622-4vmx-v5x4- 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-2001-1547 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Microsoft Outlook Express, published December 31, 2001. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.7%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.