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CVE-2006-5706

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-5706 describes unspecified vulnerabilities in PHP, likely versions prior to 5.2.0, that could allow local users to bypass open_basedir restrictions. This bypass is achieved through unspecified vectors involving the chdir and tempnam functions, potentially enabling unauthorized actions. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.2, indicating high severity with local access, low attack complexity, and complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 5.1.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.2HIGH

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.33%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
25.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0033 is in the 23rd percentile among its peer group of 3,241 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, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 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

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2006-5706

CVE-2006-5706

References

php.net / releases/5_2_0.php
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-375-1