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CVE-2004-0199

30
FAUCET Score

CVE-2004-0199 describes a critical vulnerability in the Help and Support Center of Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 SP1, where improper validation of HCP URLs allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.1, indicating a medium severity, but its FAUCET Risk Score of 97/100 highlights its significant potential impact, including partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise, albeit with high attack complexity. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered substantial community attention with over 10 mentions, placing it in the top 1% of CVEs for discussion. Despite its age, the high FAUCET score and community interest suggest it remains a notable historical vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
enterpriseCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:enterprise:*:64-bit:*:*:*:*:*
enterprise_64-bitCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:enterprise_64-bit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
r2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
r2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:*:64-bit:*:*:*:*:*
r2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:*:datacenter_64-bit:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.1MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
4.9
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
26.13%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2613 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 19,956 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 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

marc.info
marc.info
docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-015
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/16095
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1008
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1032
exploitlabs.com / files/advisories/EXPL-A-2004-001-helpctr.txt
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/484814
PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
securityfocus.com / bid/10321
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory