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CVE-2000-0653

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2000-0653 describes a "Persistent Mail-Browser Link" vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Express, allowing remote attackers to monitor a user's email. Rated with a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), this vulnerability has a network attack vector and low attack complexity, potentially leading to unauthorized information disclosure (confidentiality impact). While no active exploitation is confirmed, exploit code for JavaScript email access in Outlook Express 5 exists on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.01CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:4.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
27.09%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-19738 · Feb 1, 2000
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2709 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 23,701 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, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 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

docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-045
securityfocus.com / bid/1502
PatchVendor Advisory