CVE-2001-1326

Exp

Eudora 5.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code when the "Use Microsoft Viewer" option is enabled and the "allow executables in HTML content" option is disabled, via an HTML email with a form that is activated from an image that the attacker spoofs as a link, which causes the user to execute the form and access embedded attachments.

Published: 2001-05-29 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2001-1326 is rated High Exploit Risk (76.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.39%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2001-1326

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
20888 exploit_db edb 2001-05-29 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2001-1326

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 2026-06-12 3.75% 4.39% +0.64%
2 2025-03-30 7.84% 3.75% -4.09%
3 2025-03-29 7.84%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2001-1326

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2001-1326

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2001-1326

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
qualcomm eudora 5.1 cpe:2.3:a:qualcomm:eudora:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2001-1326

URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/187128 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2796 Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence