Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the private archive script (private.py) in GNU Mailman 2.1.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the action argument.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-1712 is rated Low Risk (35.3/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.40%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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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 | 2026-06-15 | 0.56% | 1.40% | +0.84% |
| 2 | 2025-05-05 | 0.54% | 0.56% | +0.02% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 0.54% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.6 | 2.0 | LOW |
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4.9 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2006-1712 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (mailman), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, not-affected 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-1712 |