Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 does not properly handle Drag and Drop events, which allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a link to an SMB file share with a filename that contains encoded ..\ (%2e%2e%5c) sequences and whose extension contains the CLSID Key identifier for HTML Applications (HTA), aka "Folder GUID Code Execution Vulnerability." NOTE: directory traversal sequences were used in the original exploit, although their role is not clear
Published Jun 28, 2006
5.1
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 48.22%
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 does not properly handle Drag and Drop events, which allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a link to an SMB file share with a filename that contains encoded ..\ (%2e%2e%5c) sequences and whose extension contains the CLSID Key identifier for HTML Applications (HTA), aka "Folder GUID Code Execution Vulnerability." NOTE: directory traversal sequences were used in the original exploit, although their role is not clear.
Affected products
No data.
- 6.0
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:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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 1, 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 1, 2026 | 48.22% (0.48215) | 98.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 48.22% (0.48215) | 98.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 63.54% (0.63544) | 98.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 60.65% (0.60653) | 97.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 63.54% (0.63544) | 98.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 68.75% (0.68754) | 98.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 95.33% (0.95331) | 99.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 17, 2024 | 95.33% (0.95331) | 99.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 18, 2024 | 96.63% (0.96628) | 99.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 3, 2024 | 96.93% (0.96926) | 99.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 8, 2024 | 96.84% (0.96845) | 99.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 21, 2023 | 96.97% (0.96975) | 99.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 2, 2023 | 96.94% (0.96936) | 99.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 17, 2023 | 96.95% (0.96950) | 99.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 2, 2023 | 96.93% (0.96932) | 99.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 25, 2023 | 97.06% (0.97055) | 99.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.12% (0.97122) | 99.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 72.26% (0.72259) | 99.25th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 72.26% (0.72259) | 99.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-June/047398.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/attachments/20060627/3d930eda/PLEBO-2006.06.16-IE_ONE_MINOR_ONE_MAJOR.obj x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20825 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016388 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/655100 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19389 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2553 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-045 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27456 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A318 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
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