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CVE-2000-0201

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.1 Published: 2000-03-01 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The window.showHelp() method in Internet Explorer 5.x does not restrict HTML help files (.chm) to be executed from the local host, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via Microsoft Networking.

Affected Platforms

Microsoft Internet Explorer

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References