CVE-2006-5544 json
Visual truncation vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar and possibly conduct phis…
published 2006-10-26 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-5529
- cvss
- 6.4
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 20.8%
- EPSS 20.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Visual truncation vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar and possibly conduct phishing attacks via a malicious URL containing non-breaking spaces (%A0), which causes the address bar to omit some characters from the URL.
Exploit prediction
20.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20728 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/22542 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- secunia.com http://secunia.com/internet_explorer_7_popup_address_bar_spoofing_test/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.4 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
References
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securityfocus.com
/bid/20728
vdb-entry, exploit
-
secunia.com
/advisories/22542
third-party-advisory, exploit
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secunia.com
/internet_explorer_7_popup_address_bar_spoofing_test/
exploit, vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/449917/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
-
kb.cert.org
/vuls/id/347188
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
- blogs.technet.com /msrc/archive/2006/10/26/ie-address-bar-issue.aspx
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securitytracker.com
/id?1017122
vdb-entry
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osvdb.org
/30022
vdb-entry
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/29827
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-5544
- NVD CVE-2006-5544
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