CVE-2005-1989

Unknown vulnerability in Internet Explorer 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to obtain...

7.5 HighPublic exploit

Unknown vulnerability in Internet Explorer 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to obtain information and possibly execute code when browsing from a web site to a web folder view using WebDAV, aka "Web Folder Behaviors Cross-Domain Vulnerability".

Exploit likelihood

45.7%Up 6.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2005-1989
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2005-1989
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2005-1991 No score

Record: EUVD-2005-1991
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hgw2-x8p8-3f23 No score

Unknown vulnerability in Internet Explorer 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to obtain...

Record: GHSA-hgw2-x8p8-3f23
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Microsoft Internet Explorer - 'blnmgr.dll' COM Object Remote (MS05-038)	2005-08-09

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-2005-1989 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Microsoft Ie, published August 10, 2005. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 45.7%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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