CVE-2004-2694

Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions, load content from arbitrary sources into the Outlook context, and facilitate phishing attacks via a "BASE HREF" with the target set to "_top".

Published: 2004-12-31 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2004-2694 is rated Moderate Risk (51.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 8.56%, 94th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-2694

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 17.68% 8.56% -9.12%
2 2026-05-25 17.43% 17.68% +0.25%
3 2026-03-16 17.43%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-2694

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.6 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-2694

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-2694

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft outlook_express 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-2694

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