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Vulnerability record · CVE-2000-0081 · published 10 January 2000

CVE-2000-0081: Microsoft hotmail vulnerability

Microsoft · Hotmail

Hotmail does not properly filter JavaScript code from a user's mailbox, which allows a remote attacker to execute the code by using hexadecimal codes to specify the javascript: protocol, e.g. jAvascript.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 19% · top 2.8%
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
19%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Hotmail does not properly filter JavaScript code from a user's mailbox, which allows a remote attacker to execute the code by using hexadecimal codes to specify the javascript: protocol, e.g. jAvascript.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-2000-0081
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-2000-0081

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Related vulnerabilities

Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.

7.5CVE-2000-0085Microsoft hotmail vulnerabilityHotmail does not properly filter JavaScript code from a user's mailbox, which allows a remote attacker to execute code via the LOWSRC or DYNRC parame…EPSS 15%5.1CVE-1999-0750Microsoft hotmail vulnerabilityHotmail allows Javascript to be executed via the HTML STYLE tag, allowing remote attackers to execute commands on the user's Hotmail account.EPSS 8.7%

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2000-0081), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.