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medium 4.3

CVE-2006-2111 json

A component in Microsoft Outlook Express 6 allows remote attackers to bypass domain restrictions and obtain sensitive information via redir…

published 2006-05-01 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-2112

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
40.6%
EPSS 40.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

A component in Microsoft Outlook Express 6 allows remote attackers to bypass domain restrictions and obtain sensitive information via redirections with the mhtml: URI handler, as originally reported for Internet Explorer 6 and 7, aka "URL Redirect Cross Domain Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-27745)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

40.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-27745 Outlook Express 5.5/6.0 / Windows Mail - MHTML URI Handler Information Disclosure dos, 2006-04-27
  • secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/19738 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • secunia.com http://secunia.com/Internet_Explorer_Arbitrary_Content_Disclosure_Vulnerability_Test/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securitytracker.com http://securitytracker.com/id?1016005 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:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Sources

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