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medium 4.3

CVE-2006-1626 json

Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP SP2 and earlier allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar and possibly conduct phishing attacks b…

published 2006-04-05 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-1627

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
25.5%
EPSS 25.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP SP2 and earlier allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar and possibly conduct phishing attacks by re-opening the window to a malicious Shockwave Flash application, then changing the window location back to a trusted URL while the Flash application is still loading. NOTE: this is a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-1192.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-27577)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

25.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-27577 Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 - Address Bar Spoofing remote, 2006-04-03
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17404 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/19521 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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