CVE-2004-2290

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 2.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Microsoft Windows XP Explorer allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a HTML and script in a self-executing folder that references an executable file within the folder, which is automatically executed when a user accesses the folder.

Published 2004-12-31. Last modified 2026-06-16.