CVE-2006-5198 describes a critical vulnerability in the WZFILEVIEW.FileViewCtrl.61 ActiveX control within WinZip 10.0 prior to build 7245, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through unspecified "unsafe methods." This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.0, indicating a network-based attack with high complexity, leading to partial confidentiality and integrity impact. While not listed on the KEV catalog, exploit modules are publicly available in Metasploit, and its high EPSS score suggests a significant probability of exploitation, despite a lack of community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:winzip:winzip:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
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 0.2 GitHub 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 records are not available for this CVE.