CVE-2006-3593

The command line interface (CLI) in Cisco Unified CallManager (CUCM) 5.0(1) through 5.0(3a) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files by redirecting a command's output to a file or folder, aka bug CSCse31704.

Published: 2006-07-18 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-3593 is rated Low Risk (36.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.99%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-3593

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 0.58% 0.99% +0.41%
2 2025-03-30 0.65% 0.58% -0.07%
3 2025-03-29 0.65%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-3593

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-3593

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2006-3593

Solution: Update to version 5.0(4) or later.

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-3593

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cisco unified_callmanager 5.0\(1\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_callmanager:5.0\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco unified_callmanager 5.0\(2\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_callmanager:5.0\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco unified_callmanager 5.0\(3\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_callmanager:5.0\(3\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco unified_callmanager 5.0\(3a\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_callmanager:5.0\(3a\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-3593

cvelogic Threat Intelligence