CVE-2002-0026: Microsoft Internet Explorer

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 13.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to bypass restrictions for executing scripts via an object that processes asynchronous events after the initial security checks have been made.

Affected products

• Microsoft Internet Explorer: version 5.5 only; version 6.0 only

Published 2002-03-08. Last modified 2026-06-16.