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CVE-2006-2273

24
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-2273 describes a critical vulnerability in the InstallProduct routine of the Verisign VUpdater.Install (i-Nav) ActiveX control. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by failing to properly verify Microsoft Cabinet (.CAB) files. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity that could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:verisign:i-nav:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.25%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0325 is in the 46th percentile among its peer group of 8,915 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 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 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

secunia.com / advisories/20074
securityreason.com / securityalert/878
securitytracker.com / id
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/26375
osvdb.org / 25431
securityfocus.com / archive/1/433589/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/17939
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/1763
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-06-014.html
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