Internet Explorer 5.1 for Macintosh allows remote attackers to bypass security checks and…
Priority MEDIUM 50Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- 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
Internet Explorer 5.1 for Macintosh allows remote attackers to bypass security checks and invoke local AppleScripts within a specific HTML element, aka the "Local Applescript Invocation" vulnerability.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.17747 97th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 8
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:3.0:*:mac_os:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:3.1:*:mac_os:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:4.0:*:mac_os:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:4.0:a_mac_os:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 a_mac_os | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:4.0.1:*:mac_os:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.1 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:4.5:*:macintosh:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:5.0:*:macos:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:5.1:*:mac_os:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:3.0:*:mac_os:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:3.1:*:mac_os:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:4.0:*:mac_os:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:4.0:a_mac_os:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 a_mac_os Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:4.0.1:*:mac_os:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:4.5:*:macintosh:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:5.0:*:macos:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:5.1:*:mac_os:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0153
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jq9p-rg4j-pw4r
References
Advisory 1
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- TI-2006-03617 Integer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2002-0153 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-0153 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jq9p-rg4j-pw4r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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