THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2006-5578
LOW SEVERITY

CVE-2006-5578

Ie vulnerability

CVSS
2.6
EPSS
21.8%
EPSS pct
97th
Exploited
No known
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and earlier allows remote attackers to read Temporary Internet Files (TIF) and obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors involving certain drag and drop operations, aka "TIF Folder Information Disclosure Vulnerability," and a different issue than CVE-2006-5577.
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Ie
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Published
2006-12-12

Risk analysis

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

Its EPSS score of 21.8% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2006-5578

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Ie is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2006-5578.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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