CVE-2000-0653: Microsoft Outlook Express

Medium severity, CVSS 5.0. EPSS: 26.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Microsoft Outlook Express allows remote attackers to monitor a user's email by creating a persistent browser link to the Outlook Express windows, aka the "Persistent Mail-Browser Link" vulnerability.

Affected products

• Microsoft Outlook Express: version 4.0 only; version 4.01 only; version 5.0 only; version 5.0.1 only

Published 2000-07-20. Last modified 2026-06-16.