Getahead Direct Web Remoting (DWR) before 1.1.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via unknown vectors related to "crafted input."
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-6916 is rated Moderate Risk (62.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.84%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +2.44% 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 | 0.39% | 2.84% | +2.44% |
| 2 | 2025-08-30 | 0.32% | 0.39% | +0.07% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 0.32% | — |
Full EPSS history (9 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
alpine
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— | CVE-2006-6916: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. | https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-6916 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| getahead | direct_web_remoting | <= 1.1.2 | cpe:2.3:a:getahead:direct_web_remoting:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://getahead.ltd.uk/dwr/changelog | Patch |