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."
CVE-2006-4704
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 98.6%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
November 1, 2006
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (34)
- secure@microsofthttp://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/11/01/microsoft-security-advisory-927709-posted.aspx
- secure@microsofthttp://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20061031.html
- secure@microsofthttp://secunia.com/advisories/22603
- secure@microsofthttp://securitytracker.com/id?1017142
- secure@microsofthttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/854856
- secure@microsofthttp://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/927709.mspx
- secure@microsofthttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454201/100/0/threaded
- secure@microsofthttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454969/100/200/threaded
- secure@microsofthttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20797
- secure@microsofthttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20843
- secure@microsofthttp://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/0day_ie.pdf
- secure@microsofthttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-346A.html
- secure@microsofthttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4282
- secure@microsofthttp://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-047.html
- secure@microsofthttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-073
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Publicly available exploits
(2 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-16561✓ verifiedFirst seen Sep 20, 2010
Microsoft Internet Explorer - COM CreateObject Code Execution (MS06-014/MS06-073) (Metasploit)
Open source ↗ - Metasploitexploit/windows/browser/ie_createobject✓ verifiedFirst seen Apr 11, 2006
MS06-014 Microsoft Internet Explorer COM CreateObject Code Execution
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