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Vulnerability record · CVE-2006-4704 · published 1 November 2006

CVE-2006-4704: Microsoft visual studio .net vulnerability

Microsoft · Visual Studio .Net

Cross-zone scripting vulnerability in the WMI Object Broker (WMIScriptUtils.WMIObjectBroker2) ActiveX control (WmiScriptUtils.dll) in Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 allows remote attackers to bypass Internet zone restrictions and execute arbitrary code by instantiating dangerous objects, aka "WMI Object Broker Vulnerability."

6.8 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 44% · top 1.3%
6.8CVSS 2.0 base score
44%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
34References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Cross-zone scripting vulnerability in the WMI Object Broker (WMIScriptUtils.WMIObjectBroker2) ActiveX control (WmiScriptUtils.dll) in Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 allows remote attackers to bypass Internet zone restrictions and execute arbitrary code by instantiating dangerous objects, aka "WMI Object Broker Vulnerability."

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/11/01/microsoft-security-advisory-927709-posted.aspx
http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20061031.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/22603 Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017142
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/854856 US Government Resource
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/927709.mspx Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454201/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454969/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20797
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20843 Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/0day_ie.pdf
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-346A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4282 Vendor Advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-047.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-073
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29915
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A288
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/11/01/microsoft-security-advisory-927709-posted.aspx
http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20061031.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/22603 Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017142
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/854856 US Government Resource
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/927709.mspx Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454201/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454969/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20797
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20843 Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/0day_ie.pdf
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-346A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4282 Vendor Advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-047.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-073
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29915
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A288

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2006-4704), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.