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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.8

CVE-2006-4704 json

Cross-zone scripting vulnerability in the WMI Object Broker (WMIScriptUtils.WMIObjectBroker2) ActiveX control (WmiScriptUtils.dll) in Micro…

published 2006-11-01 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-4691

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
45.6%
EPSS 45.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
2
Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Summary

Cross-zone scripting vulnerability in the WMI Object Broker (WMIScriptUtils.WMIObjectBroker2) ActiveX control (WmiScriptUtils.dll) in Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 allows remote attackers to bypass Internet zone restrictions and execute arbitrary code by instantiating dangerous objects, aka "WMI Object Broker Vulnerability."

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/browser/ie_createobject)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

45.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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