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Vulnerability · CVE-2002-0057

XMLHTTP control in Microsoft XML Core Services 2.6 and later does not properly handle IE Security Zone settings, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files…

Published Mar 8, 2002 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · internet explorer

Last checked Nov 2, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check this week

CVE-2002-0057 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 23.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run internet explorer.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium5.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
23.23%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe microsoft/internet explorer · cpe microsoft/sql server · cpe microsoft/xml core services

XMLHTTP control in Microsoft XML Core Services 2.6 and later does not properly handle IE Security Zone settings, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by specifying a local file as an XML Data Source.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe microsoft/internet explorer6.0
  • cpe microsoft/sql server2000
  • cpe microsoft/xml core services2.6
  • cpe microsoft/xml core services3.0
  • cpe microsoft/xml core services4.0

How to fix CVE-2002-0057

  • No stored fix

    No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.

  • Version check

    Seen in 6.0 · 3 other packages on the advisory

  • Advisory

    Open the inventory_critical record and follow its fix.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2002-0057 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 23.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run internet explorer.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with microsoft/internet explorer 6.0; microsoft/sql server 2000; microsoft/xml core services 2.6; microsoft/xml core services 3.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 23.23%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Mar 8, 2002 · Monitored products — critical

    Detected

    XMLHTTP control in Microsoft XML Core Services 2.6 and later does not properly handle IE Security Zone settings, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by specifying a local file as an XML Data Source.

  2. Jun 16, 2026 · Monitored products — critical

    Updated

    XMLHTTP control in Microsoft XML Core Services 2.6 and later does not properly handle IE Security Zone settings, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by specifying a local file as an XML Data Source.

Sources

  • Monitored products — criticalVendor advisoryCVE-2002-0057

    XMLHTTP control in Microsoft XML Core Services 2.6 and later does not properly handle IE Security Zone settings, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by specifying a local file as an XML Data Source.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 2, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • Monitored products — criticalNov 2, 2026