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CVE-2006-2218

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-2218 describes an unspecified vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6.0 on Microsoft Windows XP SP2, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through memory corruption triggered by "exceptional conditions," a variant of CVE-2006-1992. This vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 9.3, indicating a network-based attack with high complexity and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity and EPSS score, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
32.78%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.3278 is in the 95th percentile among its peer group of 8,920 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-021
secunia.com / advisories/19762
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / secunia_research/2006-41/advisory
Vendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1078
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1728
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1765
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1768
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1845
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1961
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/338828
US Government Resource
osvdb.org / 27475
securityfocus.com / archive/1/437099/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/17820
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA06-164A.html
US Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/2319
Vendor Advisory