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CVE-2006-4927
The (a) NAVENG (NAVENG.SYS) and (b) NAVEX15 (NAVEX15.SYS) device drivers 20061.3.0.12 and later, as used in Symantec AntiVirus and…
Medium4.6EPSS 1.8%
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Description
The (a) NAVENG (NAVENG.SYS) and (b) NAVEX15 (NAVEX15.SYS) device drivers 20061.3.0.12 and later, as used in Symantec AntiVirus and security products, allow local users to gain privileges by overwriting critical system addresses using a crafted Irp to the IOCTL functions (1) 0x222AD3, (2) 0x222AD7, and (3) 0x222ADB.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.8% · top 22% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (18)
- 1016996 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 20061005 [Reversemode Advisory] Symantec Antivirus Engine Privilege Escalation (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1017001 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.10.05a.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1017000 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 1016997 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 1016995 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- ADV-2006-3928 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 1016998 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 20061005 Symantec AntiVirus IOCTL Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEx_transferred
- 1016994 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 22288 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20360 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1016999 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 1017002 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 1690 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- symantec-ioctl-privilege-escalation(29360) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- VU#946820 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_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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