Is CVE-2006-4494 being actively exploited?

CVE-2006-4494 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-4494?

CVE-2006-4494 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2006-4494

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 22.1%EU EUVD

Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly execute arbitrary code by instantiating certain Visual Studio 6.0 ActiveX COM Objects in Internet Explorer, including (1) tcprops.dll, (2) fp30wec.dll, (3) mdt2db.dll, (4) mdt2qd.dll, and (5) vi30aut.dll.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS score: 22.1% (98th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2006-4482)
Published: August 31, 2006
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-4482 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

microsoft / visual studio
microsoft / visual studio

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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