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CVE-2006-2154
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,…
High7.2EPSS 0.39%
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- mitre
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.
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)
- 0.39% · top 67% of all CVEs (3 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)
- retrospect-fileopen-privilege-escalation(26226) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- ADV-2006-1612 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 19850 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 17798 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://kb.dantz.com/display/2n/articleDirect/index.asp?aid=9507&r=0.7344324 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_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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