CVE-2000-0400

High CVSS 7.5

Published 2000-05-13 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-2000-0400, 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 Microsoft Active Movie ActiveX Control in Internet Explorer 5 does not restrict which file types can be downloaded, which allows an attacker to download any type of file to a user's system by encoding it within an email message or news post.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-2000-0400

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