EIP-2026-115726

PRE-CVE

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 - Denial of Service

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-115726. PoCs published by Asheesh kumar Mani Tripathi.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a stack-based overflow in Internet Explorer 8's 'history.go' ActiveX control to trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. It uses a recursive JavaScript function to repeatedly call 'history.go(0)' and execute arbitrary commands via WScript.Shell.

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 - Denial of Service

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Asheesh kumar Mani Tripathi · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11438

This exploit leverages a stack-based overflow in Internet Explorer 8's 'history.go' ActiveX control to trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. It uses a recursive JavaScript function to repeatedly call 'history.go(0)' and execute arbitrary commands via WScript.Shell.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Internet Explorer 8
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target must visit a malicious webpage · ActiveX controls must be enabled in IE8
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026