CVE-2006-1476: Microsoft Windows XP

Low severity, CVSS 2.6. EPSS: 3.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Windows Firewall in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 produces incorrect application block alerts when the application filename is ".exe" (with no characters before the "."), which might allow local user-assisted users to trick a user into unblocking a Trojan horse program, as demonstrated by a malicious ".exe" program in a folder named "Internet Explorer," which triggers a question about whether to unblock the "Internet Explorer" program.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows XP: any version

Published 2006-03-29. Last modified 2026-06-16.