CVE-2001-0243

5.0 MEDIUM 18% exploit odds No fix listed

What it is

Windows Media Player 7 and earlier stores Internet shortcuts in a user's Temporary Files folder with a fixed filename instead of in the Internet Explorer cache, which causes the HTML in those shortcuts to run in the Local Computer Zone instead of the Internet Zone, which allows remote attackers to read certain files.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds: 17.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.
Fix: No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

2001-06-27 04:00 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-16 21:53 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 17.6% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 5.0 MEDIUM (CVSS).
Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published: 2001-06-27 04:00 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-16 21:53 UTC
Exploit probability: 17.6% · EPSS, next 30 days
Record status: Modified

Affected

Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.4
Microsoft Windows Media Player 7

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 5.0

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

Raw vector

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

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record