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CVE-2006-4226

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-4226 describes a vulnerability in MySQL versions prior to 4.1.21, 5.0.25, and 5.1.12, specifically when deployed on case-sensitive filesystems. This flaw permits remote authenticated users to bypass access controls by creating or accessing databases whose names differ only by case from those they are authorized to use. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 3.6, indicating a low severity, with an attack vector over the network, high attack complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality and integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.1.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.1.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

3.6LOW

AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
SINGLE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
4.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.81%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
85.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0281 is in the 95th percentile among its peer group of 1,638 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 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: mysql-0:4.1.20-2.RHEL4.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Web Application Stack for RHEL 4Fixed in: mysql-0:5.0.30-1.el4s1.1
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2006-4226Low

mysql-server create database privilege escalation

Feb 22, 2006

References

bugs.mysql.com / bug.php
ExploitPatch
dev.mysql.com / doc/refman/5.0/en/news-5-0-25.html
Patch
docs.info.apple.com / article.html
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html
lists.mysql.com / commits/5927
Patch
secunia.com / advisories/21506
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/21627
secunia.com / advisories/21762
secunia.com / advisories/22080
secunia.com / advisories/24479
secunia.com / advisories/24744
securitytracker.com / id
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/28448
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10729
debian.org / security/2006/dsa-1169
mandriva.com / security/advisories
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2006_23_sr.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2007-0083.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2007-0152.html
securityfocus.com / bid/19559
ExploitPatch
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA07-072A.html
US Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/3306
vupen.com / english/advisories/2007/0930