mailview.cgi CGI program in MailStudio 2000 2.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) attack.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2000-0526 is rated High Exploit Risk (71.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.97%, 93th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +3.79% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20008 | exploit_db | edb | 2000-06-09 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 3.17% | 6.97% | +3.79% |
| 2 | 2025-12-09 | 4.42% | 3.17% | -1.25% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 4.42% | — |
Full EPSS history (7 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3r_soft | mailstudio_2000 | 2.0 | cpe:2.3:a:3r_soft:mailstudio_2000:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0081.html | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1335 | Vendor Advisory |