Internet Explorer 5.5 and earlier executes Telnet sessions using command line arguments that are specified by the web site, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands if the IE client is using the Telnet client provided in Services for Unix (SFU) 2.0, which creates session transcripts.
CVE-2001-0150
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 96.8%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 2, 2001
Last Modified
June 16, 2026
References (8)
- cve@mitrehttp://www.osvdb.org/7816
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2463
- cve@mitrehttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-015
- cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6230
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/7816
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2463
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-015
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6230
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-20680✓ verifiedFirst seen Mar 9, 2001
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1/5.5/6.0 - Telnet Client File Overwrite
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