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CVE-2006-0526
The default configuration of the America Online (AOL) client software allows all users to modify a certain registry value that specifies a…
High7.2EPSS 0.36%
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Description
The default configuration of the America Online (AOL) client software allows all users to modify a certain registry value that specifies a DLL file name, which might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.36% · top 70% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (5)
- 16453 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20060131 Windows Access Control Demystified (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- VU#953860 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~sudhakar/papers/winval.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- aol-insecure-default-permissions(24498) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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