CVE-2001-0507

high Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.2
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS Score
2.2%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 16% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
C
Integrity
C
Availability
C
Published: September 20, 2001 (9002 days ago)
Last Modified: April 16, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

Description

IIS 5.0 uses relative paths to find system files that will run in-process, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file, aka the "System file listing privilege elevation" vulnerability.

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

microsoft internet information services

References

🔗 online.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.ciac.org 🔗 www.osvdb.org 🔗 docs.microsoft.com 🔗 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com