CVE-2002-1139
The Compressed Folders feature in Microsoft Windows 98 with Plus! Pack, Windows Me, and Windows...
The Compressed Folders feature in Microsoft Windows 98 with Plus! Pack, Windows Me, and Windows XP does not properly check the destination folder during the decompression of ZIP files, which allows attackers to place an executable file in a known location on a user's system, aka "Incorrect Target Path for Zipped File Decompression."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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The Compressed Folders feature in Microsoft Windows 98 with Plus! Pack, Windows Me, and Windows XP does not properly check the destination folder during the decompression of ZIP files, which allows attackers to place an executable file in a known location on a user's system, aka "Incorrect Target Path for Zipped File Decompression."
- Record
CVE-2002-1139- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
The Compressed Folders feature in Microsoft Windows 98 with Plus! Pack, Windows Me, and Windows XP does not properly check the destination folder during the decompression of ZIP files, which allows attackers to place an executable file in a known location on a user's system, aka "Incorrect Target Path for Zipped File Decompression."
- Record
CVE-2002-1139- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-1127No score
The Compressed Folders feature in Microsoft Windows 98 with Plus! Pack, Windows Me, and Windows XP does not properly check the destination folder during the decompression of ZIP files, which allows attackers to place an executable file in a known location on a user's system, aka "Incorrect Target Path for Zipped File Decompression."
- Record
EUVD-2002-1127- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3c6p-m5wm-96c3No score
The Compressed Folders feature in Microsoft Windows 98 with Plus! Pack, Windows Me, and Windows...
The Compressed Folders feature in Microsoft Windows 98 with Plus! Pack, Windows Me, and Windows XP does not properly check the destination folder during the decompression of ZIP files, which allows attackers to place an executable file in a known location on a user's system, aka "Incorrect Target Path for Zipped File Decompression."
- Record
GHSA-3c6p-m5wm-96c3- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
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| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2002-1139 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Microsoft Windows Me, published October 11, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.23%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.