CVE-2000-0081

High CVSS 10

Published 2000-01-10 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-2000-0081, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

Hotmail does not properly filter JavaScript code from a user's mailbox, which allows a remote attacker to execute the code by using hexadecimal codes to specify the javascript: protocol, e.g. jAvascript.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-2000-0081

CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C