CVE-2006-4246

Usermin before 1.220 (20060629) allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, possibly related to chfn/save.cgi not properly handling an empty shell parameter, which results in changing root's shell instead of the shell of a specified user.

Published: 2006-09-19 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-4246 is rated Low Risk (36.4/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.44%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-4246

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 2026-04-12 0.54% 0.44% -0.10%
2 2026-03-26 0.56% 0.54% -0.02%
3 2025-10-13 — 0.56% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-4246

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.6 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
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:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-4246

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-4246

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2006-4246 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (usermin), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): DNE 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-4246

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2006-4246

Solution: This vulnerability is addressed in the following product release: Webmin, Usermin, 1.220

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-4246

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
usermin usermin <= 1.210 cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
usermin usermin 0.4 cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
usermin usermin 0.5 cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
usermin usermin 0.6 cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
usermin usermin 0.7 cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
usermin usermin 0.8 cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
usermin usermin 0.9 cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
usermin usermin 0.91 cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:0.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
usermin usermin 0.92 cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:0.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
usermin usermin 0.93 cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:0.93:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
usermin usermin 0.94 cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:0.94:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
usermin usermin 0.95 cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:0.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
usermin usermin 0.96 cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:0.96:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
usermin usermin 0.97 cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:0.97:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
usermin usermin 0.98 cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:0.98:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
usermin usermin 0.99 cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:0.99:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
usermin usermin 1.000 cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:1.000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
usermin usermin 1.010 cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:1.010:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
usermin usermin 1.020 cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:1.020:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
usermin usermin 1.030 cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:1.030:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
usermin usermin 1.040 cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:1.040:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
usermin usermin 1.051 cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:1.051:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
usermin usermin 1.060 cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:1.060:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
usermin usermin 1.070 cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:1.070:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
usermin usermin 1.080 cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:1.080:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
usermin usermin 1.090 cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:1.090:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
usermin usermin 1.100 cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:1.100:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
usermin usermin 1.110 cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:1.110:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
usermin usermin 1.120 cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:1.120:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
usermin usermin 1.130 cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:1.130:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
usermin usermin 1.140 cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:1.140:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
usermin usermin 1.150 cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:1.150:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-4246

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