CVE-2006-0812

The VisNetic AntiVirus Plug-in (DKAVUpSch.exe) for Mail Server 4.6.0.4, 4.6.1.1, and possibly other versions before 4.6.1.2, does not drop privileges before executing other programs, which allows local users to gain privileges.

Published: 2006-02-23 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-0812 is rated Low Risk (34.8/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-0812

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 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.06% +0.02%
2 2024-12-17 0.06% 0.04% -0.02%
3 2023-07-19 0.06%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-0812

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-2006-0812

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-0812

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
visnetic visnetic_antivirus_plug-in_for_mail_server 4.6.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:visnetic:visnetic_antivirus_plug-in_for_mail_server:4.6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
visnetic visnetic_antivirus_plug-in_for_mail_server 4.6.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:visnetic:visnetic_antivirus_plug-in_for_mail_server:4.6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-0812

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