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CVE-2006-2312

12
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-2312 describes an argument injection vulnerability in the URI handler of Skype 2.0 and 2.5 for Windows. This flaw allows remote, authorized attackers to download arbitrary files by crafting a malicious URL containing specific command-line switches. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 2.6, indicating a network-based attack with high complexity and a potential impact limited to partial confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.0.0.105CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 2.5.0.0, < 2.5.0.79CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

2.6LOW

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
4.9
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.15%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0415 is in the 89th percentile among its peer group of 1,506 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, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.3 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

archives.neohapsis.com / archives/fulldisclosure/2006-05/0549.html
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/20154
Broken LinkVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/26557
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/466428
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
osvdb.org / 25658
Broken Link
securityfocus.com / archive/1/434707/30/4860/threaded
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/18038
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
skype.com / security/skype-sb-2006-001.html
Broken Link
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/1871
Broken LinkVendor Advisory