{"cve":"CVE-2007-5456","nvd":{"published":"2007-10-14T18:17:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:46:11.380","status":"Modified","description":"Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass the \"File Download - Security Warning\" dialog box and download arbitrary .exe files by placing a '?' (question mark) followed by a non-.exe filename after the .exe filename, as demonstrated by (1) .txt, (2) .cda, (3) .log, (4) .dif, (5) .sol, (6) .htt, (7) .itpc, (8) .itms, (9) .dvr-ms, (10) .dib, (11) .asf, (12) .tif, and unspecified other extensions, a different issue than CVE-2004-1331.  NOTE: this issue might not cross privilege boundaries, although it does bypass an intended protection mechanism.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-94"],"references":["http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3222","http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482220/100/0/threaded","http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482248/100/0/threaded","http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482297/100/0/threaded","http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482314/100/0/threaded"],"products":["microsoft:internet_explorer"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:48:28.501292361+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2007-5456","score":0.19891,"percentile":0.97424,"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."]}