CVE-2000-1061

medium Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
5.1
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS Score
15.1%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 5% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Confidentiality
P
Integrity
P
Availability
P
Published: December 11, 2000 (9285 days ago)
Last Modified: April 16, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

Description

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.

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

microsoft ie

References

🔗 docs.microsoft.com 🔗 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com 🔗 docs.microsoft.com 🔗 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com