CVE-2006-1188

Microsoft Internet Explorer <6 - RCE

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2006-1188.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This HTML file exploits CVE-2006-1188, a vulnerability in Internet Explorer that allows remote code execution via malformed HTML tags. The exploit triggers a memory corruption issue by using improperly nested and closed HTML tags.

Description

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
htmldoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1838

This HTML file exploits CVE-2006-1188, a vulnerability in Internet Explorer that allows remote code execution via malformed HTML tags. The exploit triggers a memory corruption issue by using improperly nested and closed HTML tags.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must visit a malicious webpage using a vulnerable version of Internet Explorer
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →

References (11)

Core 11
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435096/30/4710/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1144
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/18957
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015900
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1290
Patch, US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/824324
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-101A.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1773
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1318
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1296

Scores

EPSS 0.6399
EPSS Percentile 98.5%

Details

Status published
Products (13)
canon/network_camera_server_vb101
microsoft/ie 5.1
microsoft/ie 5.2.3
microsoft/ie 6 (6 CPE variants)
microsoft/ie 6.0 (3 CPE variants)
microsoft/internet_explorer 5.1
microsoft/internet_explorer 5.5 (4 CPE variants)
microsoft/internet_explorer 6 sp1
microsoft/internet_explorer 6.0
microsoft/internet_explorer 6.0.2600
... and 3 more
Published Apr 11, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026