Buffer overflow in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0, 5.1, and 6.0 allows local and possibly remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted Active Server Pages (ASP).
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-0026 is rated High Exploit Risk (80.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 90.12%, 100th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +6.36% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2056 | exploit_db | edb | 2006-07-21 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-03-04 | 83.76% | 90.12% | +6.36% |
| 2 | 2026-03-01 | 90.12% | 83.76% | -6.36% |
| 3 | 2026-02-04 | — | 90.12% | — |
Full EPSS history (38 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.5 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | internet_information_server | 6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | internet_information_services | 5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_services:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |