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CVE-2005-0053

61
FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-0053, known as the "Drag-and-Drop Vulnerability," allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5.01, 5.5, and 6, impacting various Windows operating systems. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry exists for a related vulnerability (MS04-038) involving embedded code via drag and drop, suggesting potential exploit methods. Despite its high FAUCET Risk Score, there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit or Nuclei modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
59.78%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-24693 · Oct 20, 2004
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.5978 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 51,455 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-008
docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-014
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/19117
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1015
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1334
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2046
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2953
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3006
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4726
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4864
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/698835
PatchUS Government Resource
securityfocus.com / bid/11466
ExploitPatch
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA05-039A.html
PatchUS Government Resource