EIP-2026-115704

PRE-CVE

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 - Malformed HTML Parsing Denial of Service (2)

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-115704. PoCs published by Thomas Waldegger.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a NULL-pointer dereference vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, causing a denial-of-service (DoS) condition via a malformed HTML applet tag. The issue arises from improper handling of exceptional conditions, potentially leading to a crash or arbitrary code execution if the pointer is manipulated.

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 - Malformed HTML Parsing Denial of Service (2)

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Thomas Waldegger · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27906

This exploit leverages a NULL-pointer dereference vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, causing a denial-of-service (DoS) condition via a malformed HTML applet tag. The issue arises from improper handling of exceptional conditions, potentially leading to a crash or arbitrary code execution if the pointer is manipulated.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6
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