CVE-2013-3706

Directory traversal vulnerability in the PreBoot service in Novell ZENworks Configuration Management (ZCM) 11.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a preboot update pathname, aka ZDI-CAN-1595.

Published: 2014-03-06 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-3706 is rated Moderate Risk (47.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.61%, 94th 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-2013-3706

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 50.47% 7.61% -42.85%
2 2026-02-20 47.55% 50.47% +2.92%
3 2025-09-02 47.55%

Full EPSS history (21 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-3706

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N 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:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-3706

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-3706

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
novell zenworks_configuration_management 11.2 cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_configuration_management:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-3706

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