CVE-2006-1188

Exp

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via HTML elements with a certain crafted tag, which leads to memory corruption.

Published: 2006-04-11 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-1188 is rated High Exploit Risk (83.3/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 63.99%, 98th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +3.89% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2006-1188

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
1838 exploit_db edb 2006-05-27 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-1188

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 2025-03-30 60.10% 63.99% +3.89%
2 2025-03-29 63.99% 60.10% -3.89%
3 2025-03-19 — 63.99% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-1188

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-1188

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-1188

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft ie 5.1 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:5.1:*:mac_os:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft ie 5.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:5.2.3:*:macintosh:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft ie 6 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6:*:windows_xp_professional_64bit:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft ie 6 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6:sp1:windows_xpsp1:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft ie 6 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6:windows_2000_sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft ie 6 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6:windows_server_2003_sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft ie 6 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6:windows_server_2003_sp1_itanium_systems:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft ie 6 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6:windows_xp_sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft ie 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:*:windows_server_2003:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft ie 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft ie 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 5.1 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 6 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 6.0.2600 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0.2600:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 6.0.2800 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0.2800:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 6.0.2800.1106 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0.2800.1106:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 6.0.2900.2180 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0.2900.2180:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canon network_camera_server_vb101 — cpe:2.3:h:canon:network_camera_server_vb101:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-1188

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