EIP-2026-115689

PRE-CVE

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1 - Malformed .IMG / .XML Parsing Denial of Service

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-115689. PoCs published by Inge Henriksen.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit demonstrates a denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer by leveraging a malformed XML block with a specially crafted IMG element. The PoC triggers a crash when the browser processes the malformed HTML/XML structure.

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1 - Malformed .IMG / .XML Parsing Denial of Service

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Inge Henriksen · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27082

The exploit demonstrates a denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer by leveraging a malformed XML block with a specially crafted IMG element. The PoC triggers a crash when the browser processes the malformed HTML/XML structure.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft Internet Explorer (unspecified version)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: User interaction (visiting a malicious site)
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026