CVE-2002-1291

5.0

CVSS v2.0 Base Score

18.37%

LOW RiskEPSS (97th percentile)

NVD-CWE-Other

The Microsoft Java implementation, as used in Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary local files and network shares via an applet tag with a codebase set to a "file://%00" (null character) URL.

Published: 11/29/2002

Modified: 6/16/2026

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Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v2 Score

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

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

18.37%LOW Exploitation Risk

97th percentile

This vulnerability has a 18.37% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 97% of all scored CVEs.

CWE Classification

NVD-CWE-Other

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