CVE-2000-0886 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 68.7% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
IIS 5.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malformed request for an executable file whose name is appended with operating system commands, aka the "Web Server File Request Parsing" vulnerability.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 68.74% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2000-12-19 |
| Last modified | 2026-09-23 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | internet information server |
| microsoft | internet information services |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft IIS 4.0/5.0 - Executable File Parsing | 2000-11-06 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1912
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?mid=143604&list=1&fromthread=0&end=2000-11-11&threads=0&start=2000-11-05&
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-086
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5470
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A191
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1912
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?mid=143604&list=1&fromthread=0&end=2000-11-11&threads=0&start=2000-11-05&
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-086
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5470
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A191
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