CVE-2004-2289

Microsoft Windows XP Explorer allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a system folder...

10.0 HighPublic exploit

Microsoft Windows XP Explorer allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a system folder with a Desktop.ini file containing a .ShellClassInfo specifier with a CLSID value that is associated with an executable file.

Exploit likelihood

23.3%Down 11.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

Record: CVE-2004-2289
CVSS 2.0: 10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2004-2289
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2004-2281 No score

Record: EUVD-2004-2281
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qvw5-r2q2-rmh2 No score

Microsoft Windows XP Explorer allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a system folder...

Record: GHSA-qvw5-r2q2-rmh2
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

microsoft windows xp

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Microsoft Windows XP - Self-Executing Folder	2004-05-17

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2004-2289 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Microsoft Windows Xp, published December 31, 2004. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 23.3%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.