Microsoft Outlook 2000 and 2002, when configured to use Microsoft Word as the email…
Priority MEDIUM 51Published · 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
Microsoft Outlook 2000 and 2002, when configured to use Microsoft Word as the email editor, does not block scripts that are used while editing email messages in HTML or Rich Text Format (RTF), which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary scripts via an email that the user forwards or replies to.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.18537 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 · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2000 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2002 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2000 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:sr1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2000 sr1 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:sr1a:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2000 sr1a | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2002 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2000 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2002 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2000 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:sr1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2000 sr1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:sr1a:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2000 sr1a Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2002 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-1056
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hxxf-r7jv-rrcj
References
More Microsoft Outlook vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-09240 Microsoft Outlook Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-17652 Microsoft Outlook Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2007-00655 Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000, XP, 2003, and 2004 for Mac, and… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-08726 Memory corruption in Microsoft Outlook KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2015-01471 Microsoft Word 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Word 2013 SP1, Word 2013 RT SP1… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2006-04695 Stack-based buffer overflow in the Vector Graphics Rendering engine (vgx.dll), as used in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2002-1056 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-1056 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hxxf-r7jv-rrcj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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