CVE-2000-0201

Medium CVSS 5.1

Published 2000-03-01 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-2000-0201, 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

The window.showHelp() method in Internet Explorer 5.x does not restrict HTML help files (.chm) to be executed from the local host, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via Microsoft Networking.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-2000-0201

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