EIP-2026-118812

PRE-CVE

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 - Shell: IFrame Cross-Zone Scripting (1)

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-118812. PoCs published by Cheng Peng Su.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a weakness in Microsoft Internet Explorer's handling of shell: URIs to disclose sensitive user information, such as usernames, system paths, and wallpaper images, by accessing local files in the My Computer Zone.

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 - Shell: IFrame Cross-Zone Scripting (1)

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Cheng Peng Su · htmlremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23678

This exploit leverages a weakness in Microsoft Internet Explorer's handling of shell: URIs to disclose sensitive user information, such as usernames, system paths, and wallpaper images, by accessing local files in the My Computer Zone.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft Internet Explorer (versions affected by shell: URI handling vulnerability)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must open the malicious HTML file in a vulnerable version of Internet Explorer
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026