CVE-2006-3281

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 - RCE

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2006-3281. PoCs published by Plebo Aesdi Nael.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates two vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer: one allowing cross-domain content reading and another enabling remote code execution via a double-click on a specially crafted HTML file. The PoC leverages insecure handling of Drag and Drop events and SMB/WebDAV shares to execute arbitrary code.

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 does not properly handle Drag and Drop events, which allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a link to an SMB file share with a filename that contains encoded ..\ (%2e%2e%5c) sequences and whose extension contains the CLSID Key identifier for HTML Applications (HTA), aka "Folder GUID Code Execution Vulnerability." NOTE: directory traversal sequences were used in the original exploit, although their role is not clear.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Plebo Aesdi Nael · remotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/28357

This exploit demonstrates two vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer: one allowing cross-domain content reading and another enabling remote code execution via a double-click on a specially crafted HTML file. The PoC leverages insecure handling of Drag and Drop events and SMB/WebDAV shares to execute arbitrary code.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft Internet Explorer (Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition, Service Pack 1)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to a shared SMB/WebDAV directory · Victim interaction (double-click)
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (11)

Core 11
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-June/047398.html
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/20825
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/655100
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19389
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016388
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A318
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27456
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2553

Scores

EPSS 0.4822
EPSS Percentile 98.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (1)
microsoft/internet_explorer 6.0
Published Jun 28, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026