CVE-2006-3779

Citrix MetaFrame up to XP 1.0 Feature 1, except when running on Windows Server 2003, installs a registry key with an insecure ACL, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges.

Published: 2006-07-24 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-3779 is rated Moderate Risk (52.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.91%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-3779

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 0.56% 0.91% +0.34%
2 2024-12-17 0.47% 0.56% +0.09%
3 2023-05-25 — 0.47% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-3779

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-3779

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-3779

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
citrix metaframe 1.8 cpe:2.3:a:citrix:metaframe:1.8:*:microsoft_nt_4.0_server_terminal_server:*:*:*:*:*
citrix metaframe 1.8 cpe:2.3:a:citrix:metaframe:1.8:*:microsoft_windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*
citrix metaframe_presentation_server 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:citrix:metaframe_presentation_server:3.0:*:microsoft_windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*
citrix presentation_server 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:citrix:presentation_server:4.0:*:microsoft_windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-3779

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