{
    "id": "CVE-2004-0474",
    "published": "2004-07-07 04:00:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:05:42",
    "cvss_score": "5.1",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
    "cwe": null,
    "description": "Help Center (HelpCtr.exe) may allow remote attackers to read or execute arbitrary files via an \"http://\" or \"file://\" argument to the topic parameter in an hcp:// URL.  NOTE: since the initial report of this problem, several researchers have been unable to reproduce this issue.",
    "epss_score": "0.16205",
    "epss_percentile": "0.96837",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-27 18:17:04",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_xp"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "23675",
            "title": "Microsoft Windows XP - HCP URI Handler Arbitrary Command Execution",
            "date": "2004-02-09",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23675"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-02/0440.html",
        "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-02/0450.html",
        "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-02/0688.html",
        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107652584102003&w=2",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/353248",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9621",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15101",
        "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-02/0440.html",
        "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-02/0450.html",
        "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-02/0688.html",
        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107652584102003&w=2",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/353248",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9621",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15101"
    ]
}