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CVE-2006-1626

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 25.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2006-04-05 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP SP2 and earlier allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar and possibly conduct phishing attacks by re-opening the window to a malicious Shockwave Flash application, then changing the window location back to a trusted URL while the Flash application is still loading. NOTE: this is a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-1192.

Affected products

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 6.0

References

• http://secunia.com/Internet_Explorer_Address_Bar_Spoofing_Vulnerability_Test/
• http://secunia.com/advisories/19521
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1016291
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/429719/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/429891/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440851/100/100/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17404
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1218
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2319
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-021
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25634
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1600

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