CVE-2006-2086

Exp

Buffer overflow in JuniperSetupDLL.dll, loaded from JuniperSetup.ocx by the Juniper SSL-VPN Client when accessing a Juniper NetScreen IVE device running IVE OS before 4.2r8.1, 5.0 before 5.0r6.1, 5.1 before 5.1r8, 5.2 before 5.2r4.1, or 5.3 before 5.3r2.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument in the ProductName parameter.

Published: 2006-04-29 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-2086 is rated High Exploit Risk (82/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 77.33%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +2.40% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2006-2086

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16568 exploit_db edb 2010-05-09 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-2086

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 74.93% 77.33% +2.40%
2 2025-04-01 74.57% 74.93% +0.36%
3 2025-03-30 74.57%

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-2086

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-2086

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-2086

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
juniper junipersetup_control cpe:2.3:a:juniper:junipersetup_control:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-2086

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