{"cve":"CVE-2006-6578","nvd":{"published":"2006-12-15T19:28:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:33:24.323","status":"Modified","description":"Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.1 permits the IUSR_Machine account to execute non-EXE files such as .COM files, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via arguments to any .COM file that executes those arguments, as demonstrated using win.com when it is in a web directory with certain permissions.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2036","http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454268/100/0/threaded","http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2036","http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454268/100/0/threaded"],"products":["microsoft:internet_information_services"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:43:14.363260067+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2006-6578","score":0.07037,"percentile":0.94189,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}