Internet Explorer 6 allows user-assisted remote attackers to read arbitrary files by…
Priority LOW 33CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
Internet Explorer 6 allows user-assisted remote attackers to read arbitrary files by tricking a user into typing the characters of the target filename in a text box and using the OnKeyDown, OnKeyPress, and OnKeyUp Javascript keystroke events to change the focus and cause those characters to be inserted into a file upload input control, which can then upload the file when the user submits the form.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.1261 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 11
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:5.01:windows_2000_sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.01 windows_2000_sp4 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6:*:windows_xp_professional_64bit:*:*:*:*:* | 6 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6:sp1:windows_98:*:*:*:*:* | 6 sp1 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6:sp1:windows_98_se:*:*:*:*:* | 6 sp1 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6:sp1:windows_millennium:*:*:*:*:* | 6 sp1 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6:sp1:windows_xpsp1:*:*:*:*:* | 6 sp1 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6:windows_2000_sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6 windows_2000_sp4 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6:windows_server_2003_sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6 windows_server_2003_sp1 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6:windows_server_2003_sp1_itanium:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6 windows_server_2003_sp1_itanium | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6:windows_xp_sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6 windows_xp_sp2 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:5.01:windows_2000_sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.01 windows_2000_sp4 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6:*:windows_xp_professional_64bit:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6:sp1:windows_98:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6 sp1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6:sp1:windows_98_se:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6 sp1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6:sp1:windows_millennium:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6 sp1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6:sp1:windows_xpsp1:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6 sp1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6:windows_2000_sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6 windows_2000_sp4 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6:windows_server_2003_sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6 windows_server_2003_sp1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6:windows_server_2003_sp1_itanium:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6 windows_server_2003_sp1_itanium Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6:windows_xp_sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6 windows_xp_sp2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
Show 1 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:h:canon:network_camera_server_vb101:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Canon Inc. |
- cpe:2.3:h:canon:network_camera_server_vb101:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Canon Inc.
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-2900
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q95h-8xhw-ccxp
References
Sources
- CVE-2006-2900 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-2900 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q95h-8xhw-ccxp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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