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TI-2006-05530 Aliases CVE-2006-5745GHSA-x5x2-7mmp-555x

Unspecified vulnerability in the setRequestHeader method in the XMLHTTP (XML HTTP)…

Priority HIGH 73Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Unspecified vulnerability in the setRequestHeader method in the XMLHTTP (XML HTTP) ActiveX Control 4.0 in Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 on Windows, when accessed by Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted arguments that lead to memory corruption, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-4685. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.77594 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:xml_core_services:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:xml_core_services:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-5745
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x5x2-7mmp-555x

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 5

Other 4

  • TI-2012-01669 Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0 accesses uninitialized memory… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-00021 Memory corruption in Microsoft XML Core Services KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2007-02142 Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) 3.0 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2013-00007 Microsoft XML Core Services (aka MSXML) 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0 does not properly parse XML… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2013-00006 Microsoft XML Core Services (aka MSXML) 3.0, 5.0, and 6.0 does not properly parse XML… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2007-00094 Race condition in the msxml3 module in Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0, as used in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
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Sources

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