{"cve":"CVE-2004-0474","nvd":{"published":"2004-07-07T04:00:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:05:42.123","status":"Modified","description":"Help Center (HelpCtr.exe) may allow remote attackers to read or execute arbitrary files via an \"http://\" or \"file://\" argument to the topic parameter in an hcp:// URL.  NOTE: since the initial report of this problem, several researchers have been unable to reproduce this issue.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-02/0440.html","http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-02/0450.html","http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-02/0688.html","http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107652584102003&w=2","http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/353248"],"products":["microsoft:windows_xp"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:37:11.487553034+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2004-0474","score":0.16205,"percentile":0.9694,"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."]}