EIP-2026-118806

PRE-CVE

Microsoft Internet Explorer - Unsafe Scripting Misconfiguration (Metasploit)

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-118806. PoCs published by Metasploit.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Metasploit module exploits a misconfiguration in Internet Explorer's ActiveX scripting settings to achieve remote code execution by leveraging WScript.Shell and ADODB.Stream to write and execute a malicious payload.

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer - Unsafe Scripting Misconfiguration (Metasploit)

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Metasploit · rubyremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16499

This Metasploit module exploits a misconfiguration in Internet Explorer's ActiveX scripting settings to achieve remote code execution by leveraging WScript.Shell and ADODB.Stream to write and execute a malicious payload.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Internet Explorer (various versions, depending on ActiveX settings)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target must have 'Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked safe for scripting' enabled · Access to a vulnerable IE instance via direct GET or XSS injection
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026