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CVE-2006-0008

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2006-02-14 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The ShellAbout API call in Korean Input Method Editor (IME) in Korean versions of Microsoft Windows XP SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2003 up to SP1, and Office 2003, allows local users to gain privileges by launching the "shell about dialog box" and clicking the "End-User License Agreement" link, which executes Notepad with the privileges of the program that displays the about box.

Affected products

• Microsoft Office: 2003, 2003-sp1, 2003-sp2
• Microsoft Windows 2003 Server: datacenter_64-bit-sp1, enterprise, enterprise-sp1, enterprise_64-bit, enterprise_64-bit-sp1, r2 (+6)
• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/18859
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1015631
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/739844
• http://www.ryanstyle.com/alert/my/5/ms06_009_eng.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425141/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16643
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0578
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-009
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24492
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1595
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1650
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1664

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