CVE & CISA-KEV CatalogNVD
CVE-2004-2291
HIGHEPSS 95th pctl7.5
CVSS v2
Description
Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an embedded script that uses Shell Helper objects and a shortcut (link) to execute the target script.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
10.88%probability of exploitation in 30 days
95thpercentile
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 95% of all known CVEs.
References
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Start freeThis 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.