CVE-2002-1591: Aol Instant Messenger

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 1.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.7.2480 adds free.aol.com to the Trusted Sites Zone in Internet Explorer without user approval, which could allow code from free.aol.com to bypass intended access restrictions.

Affected products

• Aol Instant Messenger: version 4.7.2480 only

Published 2002-04-08. Last modified 2026-06-16.