01 Record
CVE-2006-1836
Untrusted search path vulnerability in unspecified components in Symantec LiveUpdate for Macintosh 3.0.0 through 3.5.0 do not set the execution path, which allows local users to gain privileges via a
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in unspecified components in Symantec LiveUpdate for Macintosh 3.0.0 through 3.5.0 do not set the execution path, which allows local users to gain privileges via a
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.38% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 32.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2006-04-19 16:00Z20 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 17:27Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2006-04-19
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 3700b980247ea2bf17e5524eaf3f20b9ba6c16ceaec9997fe23b8835e90fcecd
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- securityreason.com100http://securityreason.com/securityalert/100
- www.securityfocus.com17571http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17571
- www.vupen.comADV-2006-1386http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1386
- www.securityfocus.com20060418 [Symantec Security Advisory] LiveUpdate for Macintosh Local Privilege Escalationhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431318/100/0/threaded
- securitytracker.com1015953http://securitytracker.com/id?1015953
- securityresponse.symantec.comhttp://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.04.17b.html
- secunia.com19682http://secunia.com/advisories/19682
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comliveupdate-exepath-env-privilege-escalation(25839)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25839