The default configuration of the America Online (AOL) client software allows all users to modify a certain registry value that specifies a DLL file name, which might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-0526 is rated Moderate Risk (50.5/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.41%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-02-28 | 0.07% | 0.41% | +0.34% |
| 2 | 2025-03-17 | 0.05% | 0.07% | +0.02% |
| 3 | 2025-01-09 | — | 0.05% | — |
Full EPSS history (6 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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3.9 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| aol | aol_client_software | 8.0 | cpe:2.3:a:aol:aol_client_software:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| aol | aol_client_software | 8.0 | cpe:2.3:a:aol:aol_client_software:8.0:*:plus:*:*:*:*:* |
| aol | aol_client_software | 9.0 | cpe:2.3:a:aol:aol_client_software:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| aol | aol_client_software | 9.0 | cpe:2.3:a:aol:aol_client_software:9.0:*:optimized:*:*:*:*:* |
| aol | aol_client_software | 9.0 | cpe:2.3:a:aol:aol_client_software:9.0:*:security:*:*:*:*:* |