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CVE-2000-0162

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.1 EPSS 7.55%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2000-02-18 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.1. It affects Microsoft, Java. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2000-0162
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.1
EPSS
7.55%
Microsoft Java

Original NVD Description

The Microsoft virtual machine (VM) in Internet Explorer 4.x and 5.x allows a remote attacker to read files via a malicious Java applet that escapes the Java sandbox, aka the "VM File Reading" vulnerability.