Cross-zone scripting vulnerability in the WMI Object Broker (WMIScriptUtils.WMIObjectBroker2) ActiveX control (WmiScriptUtils.dll) in Micros
Cross-zone scripting vulnerability in the WMI Object Broker (WMIScriptUtils.WMIObjectBroker2) ActiveX control (WmiScriptUtils.dll) in Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 allows remote attackers to bypass Internet zone restrictions and execute arbitrary code by instantiating dangerous objects, aka "WMI Object Broker Vulnerability."
- Published
- Nov 1, 2006
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 45.9% · 99th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
41
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 27 / 40 · 6.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 14 / 30 · 45.9%
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | visual studio .net | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_.net |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- microsoft visual studio .net2005
Same product
microsoft: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2007-0025The MFC component in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, and 2003 SP1 and Visual Studio .NET 2000, 2002 SP1, 2003, and 2003 SP1 allows user-48Plan
- CVE-2006-6133Stack-based buffer overflow in Visual Studio Crystal Reports for Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 and 2002 SP1, .NET 2003 and 2003 SP1, and46Plan
- CVE-2006-0187By design, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 automatically executes code in the Load event of a user-defined control (UserControl1_Load function)26Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Weaponized
A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.
Evidence
- Metasploit module ×1
- Exploit-DB entry ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2010-09-20 |
| Metasploit module | exploit/windows/browser/ie_createobjectMS06-014 Microsoft Internet Explorer COM CreateObject Code Executionexploit | 2006-04-11 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Metasploit-204 d
- Published
- First PoC+1419 d
- TodaySep 30, 2026+7273 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- M
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/11/01/microsoft-security-advisory-927709-posted.aspx
- research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20061031.html
- secunia.com/advisories/22603
- securitytracker.com/id?1017142
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/854856
- www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/927709.mspx
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454201/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454969/100/200/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/20797
- www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/0day_ie.pdf
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-346A.html
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4282
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-047.html
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-073
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29915
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A288
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.