CVE-2006-0526

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.

Published: 2006-02-02 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

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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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-0526

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)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-0526

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-0526

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-0526

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:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-0526

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