CVE-2003-0839 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (Directory traversal vulnerability in the "Shell Folders" cap)
Directory traversal vulnerability in the "Shell Folders" capability in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences in a "shell:" link.
| CVE ID | CVE-2003-0839 |
|---|---|
| Severity | MEDIUM |
| CVSS score | 5.0 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2003-11-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | Directory traversal vulnerability in the "Shell Folders" capability in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences in a "shell:" link. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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