CVE-2006-6578

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 7.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2006-12-15 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.1 permits the IUSR_Machine account to execute non-EXE files such as .COM files, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via arguments to any .COM file that executes those arguments, as demonstrated using win.com when it is in a web directory with certain permissions.

Affected products

Microsoft IIS: 5.1

References

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2036
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454268/100/0/threaded
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2036
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454268/100/0/threaded

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