The ixsso.query ActiveX Object is marked as safe for scripting, which allows malicious web site operators to embed a script that remotely determines the existence of files on visiting Windows 2000 systems that have Indexing Services enabled.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2000-1105 is rated High Exploit Risk (60.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 10.46%, 95th percentile). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20399 | exploit_db | edb | 2000-11-10 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | 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 | 31.44% | 10.46% | -20.97% |
| 2 | 2025-05-29 | 24.68% | 31.44% | +6.75% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 24.68% | — |
Full EPSS history (9 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.3 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
8.6 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | indexing_service | — | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:indexing_service:*:*:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/win2ksecadvice/2000-q4/0074.html | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/144270 | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1933 | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |