Argument injection vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP SP2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to modify command line arguments to an invoked mail client via " (double quote) characters in a mailto: scheme handler, as demonstrated by launching Microsoft Outlook with an arbitrary filename as an attachment
Published Apr 26, 2006
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 12.90%
Description
Argument injection vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP SP2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to modify command line arguments to an invoked mail client via " (double quote) characters in a mailto: scheme handler, as demonstrated by launching Microsoft Outlook with an arbitrary filename as an attachment. NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue is implementation-specific or a problem in the Microsoft API.
Affected products
No data.
- 6.0
Running on/with
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 12.90% (0.12903) | 96.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 12.90% (0.12903) | 95.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 25, 2026 | 15.70% (0.15697) | 94.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 20.43% (0.20427) | 95.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 35.47% (0.35468) | 95.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 20.43% (0.20427) | 95.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 9.25% (0.09247) | 94.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 15, 2024 | 5.53% (0.05526) | 93.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 14, 2024 | 3.71% (0.03705) | 91.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.15% (0.08146) | 93.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 6, 2023 | 7.05% (0.07055) | 93.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 19, 2023 | 8.38% (0.08376) | 93.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 7.90% (0.07904) | 93.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 22, 2023 | 7.43% (0.07430) | 93.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 7, 2023 | 4.06% (0.04061) | 90.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.52% (0.04523) | 91.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 13.53% (0.13525) | 95.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 13.53% (0.13525) | 95.40th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 13.53% (0.13525) | 90.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- http://ingehenriksen.blogspot.com/2006/04/office-2003-file-attachment-exploit.html x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/432009/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1538 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken Link
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26118 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://ingehenriksen.blogspot.com/2006/04/office-2003-file-attachment-exploit.html | x_refsource_MISCBroken Link | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/432009/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1538 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken Link | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26118 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
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