EIP-2026-115691

PRE-CVE

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5/6 - Recursive JavaScript Event Denial of Service

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-115691. PoCs published by Berend-Jan Wever.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer by recursively triggering an onError event in an image tag with an invalid source. The recursive redefinition of the source causes the browser to crash, potentially affecting the underlying OS on Windows 95/98.

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5/6 - Recursive JavaScript Event Denial of Service

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Berend-Jan Wever · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21416

This exploit demonstrates a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer by recursively triggering an onError event in an image tag with an invalid source. The recursive redefinition of the source causes the browser to crash, potentially affecting the underlying OS on Windows 95/98.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft Internet Explorer (versions affected not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must visit a malicious webpage
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026