CVE-2006-3639: Microsoft Ie

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 32.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 and 6 does not properly identify the originating domain zone when handling redirects, which allows remote attackers to read cross-domain web pages and possibly execute code via unspecified vectors involving a crafted web page, aka "Source Element Cross-Domain Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Ie: version 6 only
• Microsoft Internet Explorer: version 5.01 only

Published 2006-08-09. Last modified 2026-06-16.