Cross-zone scripting vulnerability in the WMI Object Broker…
Priority MEDIUM 60Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Cross-zone scripting vulnerability in the WMI Object Broker (WMIScriptUtils.WMIObjectBroker2) ActiveX control (WmiScriptUtils.dll) in Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 allows remote attackers to bypass Internet zone restrictions and execute arbitrary code by instantiating dangerous objects, aka "WMI Object Broker Vulnerability."
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.45595 98th 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-4704
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c2c7-569v-pv4f
References
More Microsoft Visual Studio .net vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-03546 Heap-based buffer overflow in the MaskedEdit ActiveX control in Msmask32.ocx 6.0.81.69… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2008-04076 Heap-based buffer overflow in mscomct2.ocx (aka Windows Common ActiveX control or… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2004-00175 Directory traversal vulnerability in the web viewers for Business Objects Crystal Reports… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2004-00171 Buffer overflow in the JPEG (JPG) parsing engine in the Microsoft Graphic Device… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2005-02012 Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2009-00858 The Active Template Library (ATL) in Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 SP1, Visual Studio… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2006-4704 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-4704 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c2c7-569v-pv4f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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