{"cve":"CVE-2004-2291","nvd":{"published":"2004-12-31T05:00:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:09:22.973","status":"Modified","description":"Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an embedded script that uses Shell Helper objects and a shortcut (link) to execute the target script.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/348688","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9335","http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/348688","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9335"],"products":["microsoft:ie","microsoft:internet_explorer"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:38:22.000386253+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2004-2291","score":0.11766,"percentile":0.96076,"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."]}