CVE-2006-0993

The web management interface in 3Com TippingPoint SMS Server before 2.2.1.4478 does not restrict access to certain directories, which might allow remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information such as configuration settings.

Published: 2006-05-10 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-0993 is rated Moderate Risk (51.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.73%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.66% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-0993

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 2026-06-15 1.06% 2.73% +1.66%
2 2025-06-03 0.81% 1.06% +0.25%
3 2025-03-30 0.81%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-0993

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-0993

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2006-0993

Solution: Upgrade to 3Com TippingPoint SMS Server version 2.2.1.4478

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-0993

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
3com tippingpoint_sms_server <= 2.2.1.4477 cpe:2.3:h:3com:tippingpoint_sms_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-0993

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