EIP-2026-118831

PRE-CVE

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 - Local Resource Reference

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-118831. PoCs published by Mindwarper.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The writeup describes a zone restriction bypass vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, where adding an extra slash to file:// or res:// URIs allows unauthorized access to local resources. It references conflicting analyses and additional technical details but does not include functional exploit code.

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 - Local Resource Reference

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Mindwarper · textremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23283

The writeup describes a zone restriction bypass vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, where adding an extra slash to file:// or res:// URIs allows unauthorized access to local resources. It references conflicting analyses and additional technical details but does not include functional exploit code.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must be using Internet Explorer 6 SP1 · Attacker must deliver a crafted URI to the victim
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026