CVE-2006-0012

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 24.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-04-12 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Windows Explorer in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via attack vectors involving COM objects and "crafted files and directories," aka the "Windows Shell Vulnerability."

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server: datacenter_64-bit-sp1, enterprise, enterprise-sp1, enterprise_64-bit, enterprise_64-bit-sp1, r2 (+6)
Microsoft Windows 98: all versions
Microsoft Windows 98Se: all versions
Microsoft Windows Me: all versions
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/19606
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015897
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/641460
http://www.osvdb.org/24516
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17464
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-101A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1320
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-015
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25554
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1191
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1448
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1679

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