Back
CVE-2006-2183
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Truecrypt 4.1, when running suid root on Linux, allows local users to execute arbitrary commands…
High7.2EPSS 0.59%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Truecrypt 4.1, when running suid root on Linux, allows local users to execute arbitrary commands and gain privileges via a modified PATH environment variable that references a malicious mount command.
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)
- 0.59% · top 52% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
Loading the EPSS history…
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 (6)
- truecrypt-execvp-gain-privileges(26191) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- [Dailydave] 20060430 Non disclosure from security vendors: Truecrypt exemple (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 25131 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- ADV-2006-1591 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 19903 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.truecrypt.org/history.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_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)
Badge for a README or a ticket
[](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2006-2183)Record last updated .