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CVE-2000-0028

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2000-0028 describes a cross-frame security bypass vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5.0 and 5.01, allowing remote attackers to read local files. The vulnerability leverages the external.NavigateAndFind function to circumvent security policies. With a CVSS score of 2.6 (LOW), it requires high attack complexity (AC:H) but can lead to partial confidentiality impact (C:P). While not listed on KEV or having Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an ExploitDB entry exists for this issue. Community discussion and media coverage are absent, which is typical for many older CVEs.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:4.0:a_mac_os:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

2.6LOW

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
4.9
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
23.13%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-19686 · Dec 22, 1999
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2313 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 1,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.3 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/CVE-2000-0028