CVE-2006-4201

Unspecified vulnerability in the backup agent and Cell Manager in HP OpenView Storage Data Protector 5.1 and 5.5 before 20060810 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on an agent via unspecified vectors related to authentication and input validation.

Published: 2006-08-17 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-4201 is rated High Risk (68.9/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 36.12%, 97th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +5.88% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-4201

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 2026-01-02 30.25% 36.12% +5.88%
2 2025-04-22 21.49% 30.25% +8.76%
3 2025-04-05 — 21.49% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-4201

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-2006-4201

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2006-4201

Solution: A patch is available for affected versions.

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-4201

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
hp openview_storage_data_protector <= 5.5 cpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_storage_data_protector:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp openview_storage_data_protector 5.1 cpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_storage_data_protector:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-4201

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