Vulnerability record · CVE-2005-2117 · published 21 October 2005

CVE-2005-2117: Microsoft windows explorer vulnerability

Microsoft · Windows Explorer

Web View in Windows Explorer on Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 does not properly handle certain HTML characters in preview fields, which allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code.

5.1 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 38% · top 1.5%

5.1CVSS 2.0 base score

38%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

4Affected product versions listed by NVD

16References

16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

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

Windows 2000 Microsoft

Windows 2003 Server Microsoft

Windows Explorer Microsoft

Windows Xp Microsoft

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/17168
http://secunia.com/advisories/17172
http://secunia.com/advisories/17223
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-214.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15064
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-284A.html	US Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-049
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1291
http://secunia.com/advisories/17168
http://secunia.com/advisories/17172
http://secunia.com/advisories/17223
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-214.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15064
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-284A.html	US Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-049
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1291

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2005-2117), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.