What is CVE-2002-2101?

CVE-2002-2101 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook. Published 2002-12-31.

Is CVE-2002-2101 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook

CVE-2002-2101

Microsoft Outlook 2002 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code, even when scripting is disabled, via an "about:" or "javascript:" URI in the href attribute of an "a" tag.

Published 2002-12-31 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.111 (95.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-28.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.111 · newest: 0.111 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Microsoft Outlook — versions 2002

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

www.iss.net/security_center/static/8613.php (vdb-entry)
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-03/0267.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/4337 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2002-2101?: CVE-2002-2101 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook. Published 2002-12-31.
Is CVE-2002-2101 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.