CVE-2006-6602: Microsoft Windows Explorer

Medium severity, CVSS 4.3. EPSS: 15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

explorer.exe in Windows Explorer 6.00.2900.2180 in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted WMV file.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows Explorer: version 6.00.2900.2180 only
• Microsoft Windows XP: any version

Published 2006-12-15. Last modified 2026-06-16.