EIP-2026-115727

PRE-CVE

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 - MSHTML 'Ptls5::Ls­Find­Span­Visual­Boundaries' Memory Corruption

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-115727. PoCs published by Skylined.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This HTML file exploits a memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 via a crafted webpage, causing the Ptls5::LsFindSpanVisualBoundaries method to access arbitrary memory. The exploit does not require JavaScript and relies on nested HTML tags to trigger the issue.

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 - MSHTML 'Ptls5::Ls­Find­Span­Visual­Boundaries' Memory Corruption

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Skylined · htmldoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40815

This HTML file exploits a memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 via a crafted webpage, causing the Ptls5::LsFindSpanVisualBoundaries method to access arbitrary memory. The exploit does not require JavaScript and relies on nested HTML tags to trigger the issue.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft Internet Explorer 8
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target must open the crafted webpage in Internet Explorer 8
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026