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CVE-2006-2369

88
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-2369 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability in RealVNC 4.1.1 and other products utilizing RealVNC, such as AdderLink IP and Cisco CallManager. Attackers can force an insecure "Type 1 - None" security type, even if not offered by the server, to gain unauthorized access. This critical vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not on the KEV catalog or Hot List, multiple public exploits exist, including Metasploit modules and several ExploitDB entries, suggesting a high likelihood of exploitation. Despite its age and high EPSS/FAUCET risk scores, there is no recorded community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vnc:realvnc:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
91.52%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: RealVNC NULL Authentication Mode Bypass · May 15, 2006
ExploitDB: EDB-36932 · May 13, 2012
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.9152 is in the 100th percentile among its peer group of 51,466 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 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

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2006-2369

CVE-2006-2369

References

openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2024/08/02/8
marc.info
marc.info
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2022/May/29
secunia.com / advisories/20107
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/20109
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/20789
Vendor Advisory
securityreason.com / securityalert/8355
securitytracker.com / id
ExploitPatch
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/26445
cisco.com / warp/public/707/cisco-sr-20060622-cmm.shtml
intelliadmin.com / blog/2006/05/security-flaw-in-realvnc-411.html
intelliadmin.com / blog/2006/05/vnc-flaw-proof-of-concept.html
ExploitPatch
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/117929
PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
osvdb.org / 25479
realvnc.com / products/free/4.1/release-notes.html
Patch
securityfocus.com / archive/1/433994/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / archive/1/434015/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / archive/1/434117/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / archive/1/434518/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / archive/1/434560/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / archive/1/438175/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / archive/1/438368/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/17978
ExploitPatch
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/1790
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/1821
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/2492
Vendor Advisory