CVE-2006-2916

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

0.39% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 31.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

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.

Published

2006-06-15 10:00Z20 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-07 18:06Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2006-06-08

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-273Improper Check for Dropped PrivilegesBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

54382dc1da758cc85fd18e9adbe37b71623a06bea371b7fd7979a2109c0ae920

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