CVE-2001-0149

no score yetEPSS 32%

Windows Scripting Host in Internet Explorer 5.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the GetObject Javascript function and the htmlfile ActiveX object.

EPSS: 32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 98% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
Published: 2001-06-02
Modified: 2026-06-16
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

microsoft:internet_explorer

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0305.html
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=96999020527583&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1718
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-015
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5293

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