CVE-2006-1649

Exp

The "restore to" selection in the "quarantine a file" capability of ESET NOD32 before 2.51.26 allows a restore to any directory that permits read access by the invoking user, which allows local users to create new files despite write-access directory permissions.

Published: 2006-04-06 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-1649 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.05%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2006-1649

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-1649

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 2025-03-30 0.04% 0.05% +0.01%
2 2025-03-29 0.06% 0.04% -0.03%
3 2023-08-30 — 0.06% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-1649

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-2006-1649

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2006-1649

Solution: ESET NOD32 Antivirus version 2.51.26 fixes this vulnerability. All versions of this product prior to 2.51.26 are vulnerable.

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-1649

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
eset_software nod32_antivirus 1.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:eset_software:nod32_antivirus:1.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
eset_software nod32_antivirus 1.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:eset_software:nod32_antivirus:1.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
eset_software nod32_antivirus 1.0.13 cpe:2.3:a:eset_software:nod32_antivirus:1.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
eset_software nod32_antivirus 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:eset_software:nod32_antivirus:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-1649

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