CVE-2006-3490

F-Secure Anti-Virus 2003 through 2006 and other versions, Internet Security 2003 through 2006, and Service Platform for Service Providers 6.x and earlier does not scan files contained on removable media when "Scan network drives" is disabled, which allows remote attackers to bypass anti-virus controls.

Published: 2006-07-10 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-3490 is rated Moderate Risk (45.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.58%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-3490

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 1.29% 1.58% +0.29%
2 2025-03-30 1.39% 1.29% -0.10%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.39% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-3490

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N 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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-3490

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-3490

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus <= 5.44 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:*:*:workstations:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus <= 5.52 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:*:*:windows_servers:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus <= 5.61 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:*:*:mimesweeper:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus <= 6.01 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:*:*:client_security:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus 5.5 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:5.5:*:citrix_servers:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus 5.51 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:5.51:*:citrix_servers:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus 5.52 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:5.52:*:citrix_servers:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus 2003 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus 2004 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus 2005 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:2005:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus 2006 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:2006:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_internet_security 2003 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_internet_security:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_internet_security 2004 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_internet_security:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_internet_security 2005 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_internet_security:2005:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_internet_security 2006 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_internet_security:2006:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_service_platform_for_service_providers — cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_service_platform_for_service_providers:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-3490

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