Argument injection vulnerability in HyperAccess 8.4 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary vbscript and commands via the /r option in a telnet:// URI, which is configured to use hawin32.exe.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-6597 is rated High Exploit Risk (69.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.48%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29281 | exploit_db | edb | 2006-12-14 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 3.93% | 2.48% | -1.45% |
| 2 | 2025-08-03 | 3.55% | 3.93% | +0.38% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 3.55% | — |
Full EPSS history (13 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.8 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.6 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
alpine
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— | CVE-2006-6597: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. | https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-6597 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| hilgraeve | hyperaccess | 8.4 | cpe:2.3:a:hilgraeve:hyperaccess:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/23366 | Broken Link Vendor Advisory |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2045 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454388/100/0/threaded | Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21594 | Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5013 | Broken Link |