EIP-2026-115822

PRE-CVE

Microsoft Windows XP - 'explorer.exe .tiff' Image Denial of Service

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-115822. PoCs published by Jason Summers.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a writeup describing a DoS vulnerability in Explorer.exe on Windows XP prior to SP2 when handling malformed TIFF images. The provided hex dump is a proof-of-concept TIFF file that triggers resource exhaustion.

Description

Microsoft Windows XP - 'explorer.exe .tiff' Image Denial of Service

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Jason Summers · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24605

This is a writeup describing a DoS vulnerability in Explorer.exe on Windows XP prior to SP2 when handling malformed TIFF images. The provided hex dump is a proof-of-concept TIFF file that triggers resource exhaustion.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft Windows XP Explorer.exe (pre-SP2)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must open the malicious TIFF file
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026