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    CVE-2006-6578

    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.

    Published:Dec 15, 2006
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Dec 15, 2006
    EPSS Score:0.014
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Internet Information Services

    Exploits

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

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High