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CVE-2006-3423

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-3423 describes a critical vulnerability in the WebEx Downloader ActiveX Control and WebEx Downloader Java versions prior to 2.1.0.0. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by manipulating the GpcUrlRoot and GpcIniFileName ActiveX controls to download and execute malicious DLL files. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring medium attack complexity but leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, its high FAUCET Risk Score of 89/100 indicates its potential danger.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.0.0.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:webex_communications:downloader_activexcontrol:2.0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0.0.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:webex_communications:downloader_java:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
8.56%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0856 is in the 74th percentile among its peer group of 8,914 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/20956
PatchVendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/24370
osvdb.org / 27039
osvdb.org / 27040
securityfocus.com / archive/1/439496/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/18860
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/2688
Vendor Advisory
webex.com / lp/security/ActiveAdv.html
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-06-021.html
Vendor Advisory
xforce.iss.net / xforce/alerts/id/226