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CVE-2000-0036

5.0 MEDIUM 4% exploit odds No fix listed

What it is

Outlook Express 5 for Macintosh downloads attachments to HTML mail without prompting the user, aka the "HTML Mail Attachment" vulnerability.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds: 3.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

1999-12-22 05:00 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-16 21:50 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 3.9% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 5.0 MEDIUM (CVSS).
Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published: 1999-12-22 05:00 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-16 21:50 UTC
Exploit probability: 3.9% · EPSS, next 30 days
Record status: Modified

Affected

Microsoft Ie 4.5
Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 5.0

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Authentication: None
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: Partial
Availability: None

Raw vector

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

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record