CVE-2001-0538

10.0 HIGH 53% exploit odds Drop everything No fix listed Code execution Browser & mail

What it is

Microsoft Outlook View ActiveX Control in Microsoft Outlook 2002 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malicious HTML e-mail message or web page.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
Exploit odds: 52.9% 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

2001-07-10 00:00 UTC ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
2001-08-14 04:00 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-16 21:54 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 52.9% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 10.0 HIGH (CVSS).
Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
It meets the bar for Drop everything: critical, and exploited or very likely to be.

Details

Published: 2001-08-14 04:00 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-16 21:54 UTC
Exploit probability: 52.9% · EPSS, next 30 days
Record status: Modified

Affected

Microsoft Outlook ≤ 2002

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 10.0

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

Raw vector

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

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record