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CVE-2006-0395

60
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-0395 describes a vulnerability in Apple Mail on Mac OS X 10.4 where the download validation fails to properly identify unsafe attachment file types. This allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.1, indicating a network-based attack with high access complexity and partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA KEV, Metasploit modules and ExploitDB entries exist, demonstrating exploit code availability. Despite this, there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
10.4.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.4.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.1MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
4.9
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
54.10%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: Mail.app Image Attachment Command Execution · Mar 1, 2006
ExploitDB: EDB-16870 · Mar 5, 2011
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.5410 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 19,956 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

docs.info.apple.com / article.html
lists.apple.com / archives/client-management/2006/Mar/msg00030.html
secunia.com / advisories/19064
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/25027
osvdb.org / 23645
securityfocus.com / bid/16907
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA06-062A.html
US Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/0791