CVE-2006-3114

PC Tools AntiVirus 2.1.0.51 uses insecure default permissions on the "PC Tools AntiVirus" directory, which allows local users to gain privileges and execute commands.

Published: 2006-08-08 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-3114 is rated Low Risk (22.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.04%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-3114

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 0.06% 0.04% -0.01%
2 2024-01-01 0.04% 0.06% +0.02%
3 2023-03-07 0.04%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-3114

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-3114

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-3114

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
pc_tools pc_tools_antivirus <= 2.1.0.51 cpe:2.3:a:pc_tools:pc_tools_antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pc_tools pc_tools_antivirus 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:pc_tools:pc_tools_antivirus:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-3114

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