CVE-2006-3281
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 does not properly handle Drag and Drop events, which allows...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 does not properly handle Drag and Drop events, which allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a link to an SMB file share with a filename that contains encoded ..\ (%2e%2e%5c) sequences and whose extension contains the CLSID Key identifier for HTML Applications (HTA), aka "Folder GUID Code Execution Vulnerability." NOTE: directory traversal sequences were used in the original exploit, although their role is not clear.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.1
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 does not properly handle Drag and Drop events, which allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a link to an SMB file share with a filename that contains encoded ..\ (%2e%2e%5c) sequences and whose extension contains the CLSID Key identifier for HTML Applications (HTA), aka "Folder GUID Code Execution Vulnerability." NOTE: directory traversal sequences were used in the original exploit, although their role is not clear.
- Record
CVE-2006-3281- CVSS 2.0
- 5.1 Medium
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 does not properly handle Drag and Drop events, which allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a link to an SMB file share with a filename that contains encoded ..\ (%2e%2e%5c) sequences and whose extension contains the CLSID Key identifier for HTML Applications (HTA), aka "Folder GUID Code Execution Vulnerability." NOTE: directory traversal sequences were used in the original exploit, although their role is not clear.
- Record
CVE-2006-3281- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-3278 No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 does not properly handle Drag and Drop events, which allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a link to an SMB file share with a filename that contains encoded ..\ (%2e%2e%5c) sequences and whose extension contains the CLSID Key identifier for HTML Applications (HTA), aka "Folder GUID Code Execution Vulnerability." NOTE: directory traversal sequences were used in the original exploit, although their role is not clear.
- Record
EUVD-2006-3278- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6hxc-5477-3vmj No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 does not properly handle Drag and Drop events, which allows...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 does not properly handle Drag and Drop events, which allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a link to an SMB file share with a filename that contains encoded ..\ (%2e%2e%5c) sequences and whose extension contains the CLSID Key identifier for HTML Applications (HTA), aka "Folder GUID Code Execution Vulnerability." NOTE: directory traversal sequences were used in the original exploit, although their role is not clear.
- Record
GHSA-6hxc-5477-3vmj- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Windows XP/2000/2003 - Explorer Drag and Drop Remote Code Execution | 2006-07-27 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-3281 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published June 28, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 48.2%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-June/047398.html
secunia.com/advisories/20825
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/655100
securityfocus.com/bid/19389
securitytracker.com/id?1016388
lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/attachments/20060627/3d930eda/PLEBO-2006.06.16-IE_ONE_MINOR_ONE_MAJOR.obj
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us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A318
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-045
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27456
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2553
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-3281
github.com/advisories/GHSA-6hxc-5477-3vmj