CVE-2006-2612

Novell Client for Windows 4.8 and 4.9 does not restrict access to the clipboard contents while a machine is locked, which allows users with physical access to read the current clipboard contents by pasting them into the "User Name" field on the login prompt.

Published: 2006-05-26 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-2612 is rated Low Risk (14.3/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.07%). Mandatory action: Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-2612

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 0.31% 0.07% -0.24%
2 2023-03-07 1.11% 0.31% -0.80%
3 2022-02-04 1.11%

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-2612

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-2612

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-2612

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
novell client 4.8 cpe:2.3:a:novell:client:4.8:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
novell client 4.9 cpe:2.3:a:novell:client:4.9:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-2612

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