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CVE-2006-3640

Status: ModifiedMedium (5)—

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 and 6 allows certain script to persist across navigations between pages, which allows remote attackers to obtain the window location of visited web pages in other domains or zones, aka "Window Location Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (2)

Microsoft — IEMicrosoft — Internet Explorer

CWEs

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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  "id": "CVE-2006-3640",
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          "baseScore": 5,
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "accessComplexity": "LOW",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
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        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
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    },
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    }
  ],
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:27:28.797",
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