LOW
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in Wehntrust might allow local users to gain privileges via a malicious "program.exe" file in the C: folder, which is run when Wehntrust creates the autostart key
Published Jan 17, 2006
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.33%
Description
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in Wehntrust might allow local users to gain privileges via a malicious "program.exe" file in the C: folder, which is run when Wehntrust creates the autostart key.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
2.1 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.33% 0.00333
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00333
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.33% (0.00333) | 24.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.33% (0.00334) | 25.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.09% (0.00092) | 23.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/422020/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/422046/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16268 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.wehnus.com/downloads.pl x_refsource_MISC
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24315 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/422020/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/422046/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16268 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.wehnus.com/downloads.pl | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24315 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 17, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 17, 2006
Link CVE-2006-0229
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a