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TI-2000-01051 Aliases CVE-2000-1061GHSA-7x8m-frjm-r4m8

Microsoft Virtual Machine (VM) in Internet Explorer 4.x and 5.x allows an unsigned applet…

Priority LOW 36Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Microsoft Virtual Machine (VM) in Internet Explorer 4.x and 5.x allows an unsigned applet to create and use ActiveX controls, which allows a remote attacker to bypass Internet Explorer's security settings and execute arbitrary commands via a malicious web page or email, aka the "Microsoft VM ActiveX Component" vulnerability.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.10458 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:4.x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.xVulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:5.x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.xVulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:4.x:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.x Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:5.x:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.x Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2000-1061
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7x8m-frjm-r4m8

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2004-00947 Heap-based buffer overflow in Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2004-00183 Stack-based buffer overflow in the Task Scheduler for Windows 2000 and XP, and Internet… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2007-00210 The wininet.dll FTP client code in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 and 6 might allow… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2006-01313 Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 Beta 2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2006-01146 Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2006-03617 Integer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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