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CVE-2001-0091

The ActiveX control for invoking a scriptlet in Internet Explorer 5.0 through 5.5 renders...

2.6 Low

The ActiveX control for invoking a scriptlet in Internet Explorer 5.0 through 5.5 renders arbitrary file types instead of HTML, which allows an attacker to read arbitrary files, aka a variant of the "Scriptlet Rendering" vulnerability.

Exploit likelihood

5.49%Up 0.8 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used2.6

The ActiveX control for invoking a scriptlet in Internet Explorer 5.0 through 5.5 renders arbitrary file types instead of HTML, which allows an attacker to read arbitrary files, aka a variant of the "Scriptlet Rendering" vulnerability.

Record
CVE-2001-0091
CVSS 2.0
2.6 LowAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

The ActiveX control for invoking a scriptlet in Internet Explorer 5.0 through 5.5 renders arbitrary file types instead of HTML, which allows an attacker to read arbitrary files, aka a variant of the "Scriptlet Rendering" vulnerability.

Record
CVE-2001-0091
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2001-0091No score

The ActiveX control for invoking a scriptlet in Internet Explorer 5.0 through 5.5 renders arbitrary file types instead of HTML, which allows an attacker to read arbitrary files, aka a variant of the "Scriptlet Rendering" vulnerability.

Record
EUVD-2001-0091
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rm82-qwv7-jmg6No score

The ActiveX control for invoking a scriptlet in Internet Explorer 5.0 through 5.5 renders...

The ActiveX control for invoking a scriptlet in Internet Explorer 5.0 through 5.5 renders arbitrary file types instead of HTML, which allows an attacker to read arbitrary files, aka a variant of the "Scriptlet Rendering" vulnerability.

Record
GHSA-rm82-qwv7-jmg6
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2001-0091 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.6) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published February 16, 2001. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.49%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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