HIGH
AOL 9.0 Security Edition revision 4184.2340, and probably other versions, uses insecure permissions (Everyone/Full Control) for the "America Online 9.0" directory, which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing critical files
Published Aug 21, 2006
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.36%
Description
AOL 9.0 Security Edition revision 4184.2340, and probably other versions, uses insecure permissions (Everyone/Full Control) for the "America Online 9.0" directory, which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing critical files.
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.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.36% 0.00361
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00361
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00361) | 27.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00363) | 27.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.03% (0.00033) | 6.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 27.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 25.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 14, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 23.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18734 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-08 x_refsource_MISC
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1416 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016717 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch
- http://www.osvdb.org/27995 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443622/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19583 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3317 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28445 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/18734 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-08 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1416 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1016717 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/27995 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443622/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19583 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3317 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28445 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 21, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Mar 1, 2006
Link CVE-2006-0948
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a