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CVE-2002-0131

VendoractivestateProductactivepythonDiscoveredMar 25, 2002UpdatedApr 16, 2026

ActivePython ActiveX control for Python in the AXScript package, when used in Internet Explorer, does not prevent a script from reading files from the client's filesystem, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a malicious web page containing Python script.

CVSS v3.1
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EPSS
6.57%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026 → Aug 19, 2026
▲ 2.21pp
4.37% → 6.57% over 3 tracked changes
Connections
1 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Mar 25, 2002
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Apr 16, 2026