Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via by instantiating the (1) Mdt2gddr.dll, (2) Mdt2dd.dll, and (3) Mdt2gddo.dll COM objects as ActiveX controls, which leads to memory corruption.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-1186 is rated High Exploit Risk (84.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 57.93%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1838 | exploit_db | edb | 2006-05-27 | 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 | 2026-06-15 | 74.82% | 57.93% | -16.89% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 74.57% | 74.82% | +0.25% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 74.57% | — |
Full EPSS history (14 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | ie | 5.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:5.0.1:*:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | ie | 5.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:5.0.1:*:windows_95:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | ie | 5.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:5.0.1:*:windows_98:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | ie | 5.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:5.0.1:*:windows_nt_4.0:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | ie | 5.01 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:5.01:windows_2000_sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | ie | 6 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6:windows_server_2003_sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.01 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.1 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.01 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.01 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.01 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.01 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.5 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.5 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:preview:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.5 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.5 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |