Is CVE-2002-0078 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2002-0078 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2002-0078?

CVE-2002-0078 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2002-0078?

CVE-2002-0078 has an EPSS score of 21.95% (97th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2002-0078

HIGHEPSS 97th pctl

7.5

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

The zone determination function in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to run scripts in the Local Computer zone by embedding the script in a cookie, aka the "Cookie-based Script Execution" vulnerability.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

21.95%probability of exploitation in 30 days

97thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 97% of all known CVEs.

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101781180528301&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8701.php
http://www.osvdb.org/3029
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4392
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-015
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A96

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.