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CVE-2006-3896

15
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-3896 describes a vulnerability in NeoScale Systems CryptoStor 700 series appliances prior to version 2.6. This flaw allows remote attackers to bypass smartcard authentication by disabling client-side ActiveX code, subsequently gaining access if they possess a valid username and password. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.9 (medium severity), indicating an attack vector requiring adjacent network access, medium attack complexity, and partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:h:neoscale_systems:cryptostor_tape_700:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.9MEDIUM

AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
SINGLE
Exploitability Score
4.4
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.80%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
53.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0080 is in the 85th percentile among its peer group of 74 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 0.1 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/23430
PatchVendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/339004
PatchUS Government Resource
securityfocus.com / bid/21652
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/5063