Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code by instantiating COM objects as ActiveX controls, including (1) imskdic.dll (Microsoft IME), (2) chtskdic.dll (Microsoft IME), and (3) msoe.dll (Outlook), which leads to memory corruption. NOTE: it is not certain whether the issue is in Internet Explorer or the individual DLL files.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-4193 is rated High Exploit Risk (74/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 39.03%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: 8 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
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| 28389 | exploit_db | edb | 2006-08-15 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| 28387 | exploit_db | edb | 2006-08-15 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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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 | 2025-08-06 | 50.19% | 39.03% | -11.16% |
| 2 | 2025-07-20 | 49.60% | 50.19% | +0.58% |
| 3 | 2025-05-28 | — | 49.60% | — |
Full EPSS history (12 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |