CVE-2006-5581

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to execute...

9.3 High

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain DHTML script functions, such as normalize, and "incorrectly created elements" that trigger memory corruption, aka "DHTML Script Function Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Exploit likelihood

38.2%Down 8.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

Record: CVE-2006-5581
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-2006-5581
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2006-5566 No score

Record: EUVD-2006-5566
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6wpm-qx89-jgjw No score

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to execute...

Record: GHSA-6wpm-qx89-jgjw
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

microsoft internet explorer

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2006-5581 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published December 12, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 38.2%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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