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CVE-2004-2694· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions, load content from arbitrary sources into the O

Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions, load content from arbitrary sources into the Outlook context, and facilitate phishing attacks via a "BASE HREF" with the target set to "_top".

MediumCVSS 5.8 · v2.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Dec 31, 2004
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
8.6% · 95th percentile
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Action score

26

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
23 / 40 · 5.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
3 / 30 · 8.6%

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Affected systems

VendorProduct
microsoftoutlook express

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • microsoft outlook express6.0

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

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    59Plan
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    53Plan
  • CVE-2005-1213Stack-based buffer overflow in the news reader for Microsoft Outlook Express (MSOE.DLL) 5.5 SP2, 6, and 6 SP1 allows remote malicious NNTP s
    52Plan
  • CVE-2010-3147Untrusted search path vulnerability in wab.exe 6.00.2900.5512 in Windows Address Book in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 20
    43Plan
  • CVE-2010-0816Integer overflow in inetcomm.dll in Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 SP2, 6, and 6 SP1; Windows Live Mail on Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Vi
    43Plan
  • CVE-2002-1179Buffer overflow in the S/MIME Parsing capability in Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code
    37Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

    If successful

    Confidentiality
    P · data can be read
    Integrity
    P · data or configuration can be modified
    Availability
    none
    Attack complexity
    M
    Confidentiality impact
    P
    Integrity impact
    P
    Availability impact
    None

    CVSS vector

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

    nvd-primary

    Attack context

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    Change log

    No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

    References

    Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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