{"cve":"CVE-2001-1497","nvd":{"published":"2001-12-31T05:00:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T21:56:22.990","status":"Modified","description":"Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 through 6.0 could allow local users to differentiate between alphanumeric and non-alphanumeric characters used in a password by pressing certain control keys that jump between non-alphanumeric characters, which makes it easier to conduct a brute-force password guessing attack.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7592.php","http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/241323","http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/241400","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3563","http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7592.php"],"products":["microsoft:ie","microsoft:internet_explorer"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:34:38.930894741+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2001-1497","score":0.02047,"percentile":0.81211,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}