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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 18, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2002-1262

CVE-2002-1262

Description

Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 does not perform complete security checks on external caching, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files.

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Affected products

3

Microsoft/Internet Explorer3 versions
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 5.5, 6.0

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