Sun Secure Global Desktop (SSGD, aka Tarantella) before 4.3 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information, including hostnames, versions, and settings details, via unspecified vectors, possibly involving (1) taarchives.cgi, (2) ttaAuthentication.jsp, (3) ttalicense.cgi, (4) ttawlogin.cgi, (5) ttawebtop.cgi, (6) ttaabout.cgi, or (7) test-cgi. NOTE: This information is based upon a vague initial disclosure. Details will be updated as they become available.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-4959 is rated Moderate Risk (47/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.68%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.12% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule 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 | 2026-06-15 | 0.55% | 1.68% | +1.12% |
| 2 | 2025-03-20 | 0.51% | 0.55% | +0.04% |
| 3 | 2025-03-17 | — | 0.51% | — |
Full EPSS history (10 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| sun | secure_global_desktop | 3.42 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:secure_global_desktop:3.42:*:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | secure_global_desktop | 4.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:secure_global_desktop:4.0:*:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* |