CVE-2006-4081

Exp

preview_email.cgi in Barracuda Spam Firewall (BSF) 3.3.01.001 through 3.3.03.053 allows remote attackers to execute commands via shell metacharacters ("|" pipe symbol) in the file parameter. NOTE: the attack can be extended to arbitrary commands by the presence of CVE-2006-4000.

Published: 2006-08-11 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-4081 is rated High Exploit Risk (71.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.20%). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2006-4081

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
2145 exploit_db edb 2006-08-08 Exploit-DB ↗
2136 exploit_db edb 2006-08-07 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-4081

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 18.48% 4.20% -14.28%
2 2026-02-11 10.09% 18.48% +8.38%
3 2025-06-01 — 10.09% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-4081

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/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: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.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-4081

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-4081

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
barracuda_networks barracuda_spam_firewall 3.3.01.001 cpe:2.3:h:barracuda_networks:barracuda_spam_firewall:3.3.01.001:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
barracuda_networks barracuda_spam_firewall 3.3.03.053 cpe:2.3:h:barracuda_networks:barracuda_spam_firewall:3.3.03.053:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-4081

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