CVE-2006-2383

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 and 6 SP1 and earlier allows...

9.3 HighPublic exploit

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 and 6 SP1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via "unexpected data" related to "parameter validation" in the DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Light ActiveX control, which causes Internet Explorer to crash in a way that enables the code execution.

Exploit likelihood

40.3%Down 23.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

Record: CVE-2006-2383
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2006-2383
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2006-2384 No score

Record: EUVD-2006-2384
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wv8c-jj45-7xj3 No score

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 and 6 SP1 and earlier allows...

Record: GHSA-wv8c-jj45-7xj3
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

microsoft internet explorer

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Microsoft DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Light - ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution	2006-06-13

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2006-2383 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published June 13, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 40.3%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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