CVE-2006-5266

Multiple buffer overflows in Microsoft Dynamics GP (formerly Great Plains) 9.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a crafted Distributed Process Manager (DPM) message to the (a) DPM component, or a (2) long string or (3) long IP address in a Distributed Process Server (DPS) message to the DPM or (b) DPS component.

Published: 2006-12-31 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-5266 is rated Moderate Risk (58.7/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 29.20%, 96th 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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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-5266

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 2025-03-30 55.39% 29.20% -26.19%
2 2025-03-29 29.20% 55.39% +26.19%
3 2025-03-17 29.20%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-5266

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-2006-5266

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-5266

vendor priority summary link
alpine CVE-2006-5266: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-5266

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-5266

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft dynamics_gp <= 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:dynamics_gp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-5266

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