CVE-2006-2900: Canon Network Camera Server VB101

Medium severity, CVSS 4.0. EPSS: 12.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Internet Explorer 6 allows user-assisted remote attackers to read arbitrary files by tricking a user into typing the characters of the target filename in a text box and using the OnKeyDown, OnKeyPress, and OnKeyUp Javascript keystroke events to change the focus and cause those characters to be inserted into a file upload input control, which can then upload the file when the user submits the form.

Affected products

  • Canon Network Camera Server VB101: any version
  • Microsoft Ie: version 5.01 only; version 6 only

Published 2006-06-07. Last modified 2026-06-16.