Microsoft Outlook 98 and 2000, and Outlook Express 4.0x and 5.0x, allow remote attackers to read files on the client's system via a malformed HTML message that stores files outside of the cache, aka the "Cache Bypass" vulnerability
Published Oct 13, 2000
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 22.14%
Description
Microsoft Outlook 98 and 2000, and Outlook Express 4.0x and 5.0x, allow remote attackers to read files on the client's system via a malformed HTML message that stores files outside of the cache, aka the "Cache Bypass" vulnerability.
Affected products
No data.
- 97
- 98
- 2000
- 4.0
- 4.01
- 5.0
- 5.0.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 22.14% (0.22143) | 97.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 22.31% (0.22312) | 97.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 24, 2026 | 5.91% (0.05907) | 90.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 21, 2026 | 7.81% (0.07811) | 91.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 26, 2025 | 5.84% (0.05844) | 90.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 21, 2025 | 7.73% (0.07729) | 91.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.84% (0.05844) | 89.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 9.79% (0.09795) | 88.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.84% (0.05844) | 89.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.06% (0.01057) | 84.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 4, 2024 | 1.06% (0.01057) | 83.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.06% (0.01057) | 81.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 13.53% (0.13525) | 95.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 13.53% (0.13525) | 95.40th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 13.53% (0.13525) | 90.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-14.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1501 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-046 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5013 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-14.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1501 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-046 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5013 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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