CVE-2006-4691

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in the NetpManageIPCConnect function in the Workstation service (wkssvc.dll) in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 and XP SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via NetrJoinDomain2 RPC messages with a long hostname.

Published: 2006-11-14 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-4691 is rated High Exploit Risk (84.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 78.82%, 100th percentile). 4 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-2006-4691

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16372 exploit_db edb 2010-10-05 Exploit-DB ↗
2809 exploit_db edb 2006-11-18 Exploit-DB ↗
2800 exploit_db edb 2006-11-17 Exploit-DB ↗
2789 exploit_db edb 2006-11-16 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-4691

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 88.86% 78.82% -10.04%
2 2026-01-11 89.00% 88.86% -0.14%
3 2025-10-23 — 89.00% —

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-4691

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-4691

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-4691

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2006-4691: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-4691

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-4691

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft windows_2000 — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:fr:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_xp — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-4691

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