CVE-2006-5966

Panda ActiveScan 5.53.00, and other versions before 5.54.01, allows remote attackers to (1) reboot the system using the Reinicializar method in the ActiveScan.1 ActiveX control, or (2) determine arbitrary file existence and size via the ObtenerTamano method in the PAVPZ.SOS.1 ActiveX control.

Published: 2006-11-17 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-5966 is rated Moderate Risk (53.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.41%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-5966

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 2025-12-11 1.16% 1.41% +0.26%
2 2025-07-06 1.11% 1.16% +0.04%
3 2025-03-30 — 1.11% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-5966

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.4 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/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:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-5966

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-5966

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2006-5966: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-5966

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2006-5966

Solution: This vulnerability is addressed in the following product release: Panda, ActiveScan, 5.54.01

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-5966

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
panda activescan 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:panda:activescan:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
panda activescan 5.53.00 cpe:2.3:a:panda:activescan:5.53.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-5966

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