Is CVE-2006-0012 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2006-0012 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2006-0012?

CVE-2006-0012 has a CVSS v2 base score of 5.1 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2006-0012?

CVE-2006-0012 has an EPSS score of 24.07% (98th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2006-0012

MEDIUMEPSS 98th pctl

5.1

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Windows Explorer in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via attack vectors involving COM objects and "crafted files and directories," aka the "Windows Shell Vulnerability."

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

24.07%probability of exploitation in 30 days

98thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 98% of all known CVEs.

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/19606
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015897
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/641460
http://www.osvdb.org/24516
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17464
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-101A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1320
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-015
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25554
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1191
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1448
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1679
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1743
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1764

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.