Unspecified vulnerability in PowerPoint in Microsoft Office 2000, Office XP and Office 2003 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted record in a PPT file, as exploited by malware such as Exploit:Win32/Controlppt.W, Exploit:Win32/Controlppt.X, and Exploit-PPT.d/Trojan.PPDropper.F. NOTE: it has been reported that the attack vector involves SlideShowWindows.View.GotoNamedShow.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-4694 is rated High Risk (71.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 46.46%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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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 | 2025-05-16 | 46.06% | 46.46% | +0.40% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 58.61% | 46.06% | -12.54% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 58.61% | — |
Full EPSS history (17 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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8.6 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
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alpine
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— | CVE-2006-4694: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. | https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-4694 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | office | — | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office | 2000 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office | 2000 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office | 2000 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office | 2000 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office | 2003 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office | xp | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office | xp | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |