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CVE-2006-6961

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-6961 describes a vulnerability in WebRoot Spy Sweeper versions 4.5.9 and earlier, where the software fails to detect malware if the file's name is altered, allowing attackers to bypass detection. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this medium-severity vulnerability has a network attack vector and medium attack complexity, potentially leading to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit tools like Metasploit or Nuclei modules. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, indicating low public attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 4.5.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:webroot_software:spy_sweeper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.8MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.16%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
63.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0116 is in the 28th percentile among its peer group of 19,955 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 0.2 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

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/27272
osvdb.org / 27538
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / archive/1/437814/100/200/threaded
sentinel.gr / advisories/SGA-0001.txt
Vendor Advisory