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CVE-2006-0681

29
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-0681 describes a format string vulnerability in Power Daemon (powerd) version 2.0.2 and earlier. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by injecting format string specifiers into the WHATIDO variable. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit module for this vulnerability is publicly available on ExploitDB, indicating its exploitability. Despite the public exploit, there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:power_daemon:power_daemon:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:power_daemon:power_daemon:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:power_daemon:power_daemon:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:power_daemon:power_daemon:2.0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:power_daemon:power_daemon:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
4.09%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-1486 · Feb 10, 2006
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0409 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 51,553 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, 0.1 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

gotfault.net / research/advisory/gadv-powerd.txt
secunia.com / advisories/18841
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/24713
securityfocus.com / bid/16582
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/0545