CVE-2005-0063
The document processing application used by the Windows Shell in Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 allows remote…
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
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- mitre
Description
The document processing application used by the Windows Shell in Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by modifying the CLSID stored in a file so that it is processed by HTML Application Host (MSHTA), as demonstrated using a Microsoft Word document.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
Exploit-DB1 entry
- Microsoft Windows - 'HTA' Script Execution (MS05-016) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 938local, windowspublished 14 Apr 2005Verified
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Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 3 months later
· 3 months later
Published
- 19 years later
· 19 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 47.6% · top 1.1% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (12)
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:3456 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- MS05-016 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:407 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 20050529 Spam exploiting MS05-016 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:587 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- http://www.securiteam.com/exploits/5YP0T0AFFW.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20050412 Microsoft MSHTA Script Execution Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEx_transferred
- ADV-2005-0335 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:573 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2184 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4710 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 13132 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2005-0064 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2005-0063)Record last updated .