CVE-2004-2290
Microsoft Windows XP Explorer allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a HTML and script in...
Microsoft Windows XP Explorer allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a HTML and script in a self-executing folder that references an executable file within the folder, which is automatically executed when a user accesses the folder.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Microsoft Windows XP Explorer allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a HTML and script in a self-executing folder that references an executable file within the folder, which is automatically executed when a user accesses the folder.
- Record
CVE-2004-2290- 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
Microsoft Windows XP Explorer allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a HTML and script in a self-executing folder that references an executable file within the folder, which is automatically executed when a user accesses the folder.
- Record
CVE-2004-2290- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2004-2282 No score
Microsoft Windows XP Explorer allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a HTML and script in a self-executing folder that references an executable file within the folder, which is automatically executed when a user accesses the folder.
- Record
EUVD-2004-2282- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9c4h-fc56-g979 No score
Microsoft Windows XP Explorer allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a HTML and script in...
Microsoft Windows XP Explorer allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a HTML and script in a self-executing folder that references an executable file within the folder, which is automatically executed when a user accesses the folder.
- Record
GHSA-9c4h-fc56-g979- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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-2004-2290 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5), published December 31, 2004. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.77%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.