EIP-2026-118821

PRE-CVE

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 - '%USERPROFILE%' File Execution

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-118821. PoCs published by Eiji James Yoshida.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a path traversal vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer to load arbitrary files from a user's temporary directory. The PoC demonstrates how an attacker can force the browser to execute a malicious HTML file containing an object tag that launches an arbitrary executable.

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 - '%USERPROFILE%' File Execution

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Eiji James Yoshida · htmlremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22734

This exploit leverages a path traversal vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer to load arbitrary files from a user's temporary directory. The PoC demonstrates how an attacker can force the browser to execute a malicious HTML file containing an object tag that launches an arbitrary executable.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Other
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 (earlier versions may also be affected)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Knowledge of an existing file in the user's temporary directory or ability to place a file there · User interaction (clicking a link)
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026