Stack-based buffer overflow in the Vector Graphics Rendering engine (vgx.dll), as used in Microsoft Outlook and Internet Explorer 6.0 on Windows XP SP2, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Vector Markup Language (VML) file with a long fill parameter within a rect tag.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-4868 is rated High Exploit Risk (88.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 68.44%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 4 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +2.01% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16597 | exploit_db | edb | 2010-07-03 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| 2426 | exploit_db | edb | 2006-09-25 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| 2425 | exploit_db | edb | 2006-09-24 | 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 | 2026-03-02 | 66.43% | 68.44% | +2.01% |
| 2 | 2025-10-23 | 63.98% | 66.43% | +2.45% |
| 3 | 2025-10-01 | — | 63.98% | — |
Full EPSS history (21 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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8.6 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | outlook | 2003 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* |