CVE-2006-2056
Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP SP2 - Command Injection
Title source: llmDescription
Argument injection vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP SP2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to modify command line arguments to an invoked mail client via " (double quote) characters in a mailto: scheme handler, as demonstrated by launching Microsoft Outlook with an arbitrary filename as an attachment. NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue is implementation-specific or a problem in the Microsoft API.
References (4)
Scores
EPSS
0.2102
EPSS Percentile
95.6%
Classification
CWE
CWE-88
Status
draft
Affected Products (1)
microsoft/internet_explorer
Timeline
Published
Apr 26, 2006
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026