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CVE-2006-2056

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 12.90%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2006-04-26 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0. It affects Microsoft, Windows. Its EPSS score suggests a 12.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2006-2056
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
12.90%
Microsoft Windows

Original NVD 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.