CVE-2006-2154 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

EMC Retrospect for Windows 6.5 before 6.5.382, 7.0 before 7.0.344, and 7.5 before 7.5.1.105 does not drop privileges before opening files, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via the File>Open dialog.

Published: 2006-05-03

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:emc:retrospect:::windows:::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:emc:retrospect:::windows:::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:emc:retrospect:::windows:::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-2155	EMC Retrospect for Windows 6.5 before 6.5.382, 7.0 before 7.0.344, and 7.5 before 7.5.1.105 does not drop privileges before opening files, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via the File>Open dialog.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0004.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://kb.dantz.com/display/2n/articleDirect/index.asp?aid=9507&r=0.7344324
http://secunia.com/advisories/19850
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17798
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1612
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26226

History

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Subscriptions

Emc Retrospect

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-05-03T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T17:43:27.761Z

Reserved: 2006-05-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-2154

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-05-03T10:02:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2006-2154

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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