EIP-2026-118839

PRE-CVE

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 - TABLE Status Bar URI Obfuscation

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-118839. PoCs published by Benjamin Tobias Franz.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a writeup describing a URI obfuscation weakness in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, allowing attackers to display false information in the status bar. The provided HTML snippet demonstrates how nested anchor tags can mislead users about the true destination of a link.

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 - TABLE Status Bar URI Obfuscation

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Benjamin Tobias Franz · textremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24712

This is a writeup describing a URI obfuscation weakness in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, allowing attackers to display false information in the status bar. The provided HTML snippet demonstrates how nested anchor tags can mislead users about the true destination of a link.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Other
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6
No auth needed
Prerequisites: User interaction required to click the obfuscated link
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026