CVE-2006-2900

Internet Explorer 6 allows user-assisted remote attackers to read arbitrary files by tricking a user into typing the characters of the target filename in a text box and using the OnKeyDown, OnKeyPress, and OnKeyUp Javascript keystroke events to change the focus and cause those characters to be inserted into a file upload input control, which can then upload the file when the user submits the form.

Published: 2006-06-07 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-2900 is rated Moderate Risk (49.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 17.39%, 95th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-2900

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 2025-12-01 17.50% 17.39% -0.11%
2 2025-07-19 10.66% 17.50% +6.85%
3 2025-07-01 — 10.66% —

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-2900

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 4.9 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-2900

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-2900

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
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_xp_professional_64bit:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft ie 6 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6:sp1:windows_98:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft ie 6 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6:sp1:windows_98_se:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft ie 6 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6:sp1:windows_millennium:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft ie 6 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6:windows_xp_sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
canon network_camera_server_vb101 — cpe:2.3:h:canon:network_camera_server_vb101:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-2900

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