Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to bypass the cross-domain security model and access information on the local system or in other domains, and possibly execute code, via cached methods and objects, aka "Cross Domain Verification via Cached Methods."
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-1254 is rated High Exploit Risk (74.5/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 66.25%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21959 | exploit_db | edb | 2002-10-22 | 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 | 2026-02-08 | 74.43% | 66.25% | -8.18% |
| 2 | 2025-11-11 | 72.49% | 74.43% | +1.93% |
| 3 | 2025-08-09 | — | 72.49% | — |
Full EPSS history (17 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | ie | 6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.5 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.5 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.5 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |