A component in Microsoft Outlook Express 6 allows remote attackers to bypass domain restrictions and obtain sensitive information via redirections with the mhtml: URI handler, as originally reported for Internet Explorer 6 and 7, aka "URL Redirect Cross Domain Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-2111 is rated High Exploit Risk (61.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 33.40%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27745 | exploit_db | edb | 2006-04-27 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | 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 | 2026-05-30 | 39.75% | 33.40% | -6.35% |
| 2 | 2026-03-16 | 37.84% | 39.75% | +1.91% |
| 3 | 2025-12-12 | — | 37.84% | — |
Full EPSS history (20 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.3 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
8.6 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | outlook_express | 6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |