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CVE-2006-6692

31
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-6692 describes multiple format string vulnerabilities in Zabbix versions prior to 20061006. Attackers can exploit these flaws by injecting format string specifiers into information destined for the system log via zabbix_log or zabbix_syslog. This can lead to a denial of service through application crashes and potentially arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity with a network-based attack vector and low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. The potential impact includes partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. While not on the CISA KEV catalog or Hot List, an exploit for remote code execution in Zabbix 1.1.2 related to this vulnerability is available on ExploitDB. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and the CVE has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
7.85%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-28775 · Oct 9, 2006
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0785 is in the 90th 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

bugs.debian.org / cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
Exploit
bugs.debian.org / cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi/zabbix.security.patch
secunia.com / advisories/22313
securityfocus.com / bid/20416
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/3959