THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2006-2386
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2006-2386

Outlook Express vulnerability

CVSS
6.8
EPSS
28.7%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Express 6 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted contact record in a Windows Address Book (WAB) file.
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Outlook Express
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published
2006-12-13

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 28.7% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2006-2386

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Outlook Express is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2006-2386.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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