EIP-2026-118816

PRE-CVE

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1 - Wildcard DNS Cross-Site Scripting

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-118816. PoCs published by bitlance winter.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer by leveraging wildcard DNS entries to inject malicious scripts via anchor tags. The PoC shows how an attacker can execute arbitrary HTML or script code in the context of a vulnerable site.

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1 - Wildcard DNS Cross-Site Scripting

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by bitlance winter · textremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24213

This exploit demonstrates a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer by leveraging wildcard DNS entries to inject malicious scripts via anchor tags. The PoC shows how an attacker can execute arbitrary HTML or script code in the context of a vulnerable site.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft Internet Explorer (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: A web server with a wildcard DNS entry · The target site must reflect the hostname in its HTML response
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026