Directory traversal vulnerability in WinHKI 1.6 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a (1) RAR, (2) TAR, (3) ZIP, or (4) TAR.GZ archive with a file whose file name contains ".." sequences
Published Mar 20, 2006
5.1
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.40%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in WinHKI 1.6 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a (1) RAR, (2) TAR, (3) ZIP, or (4) TAR.GZ archive with a file whose file name contains ".." sequences.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.6
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 1, 2026 | 2.40% (0.02402) | 83.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.41% (0.02408) | 81.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.83% (0.04829) | 88.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.21% (0.06213) | 84.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.83% (0.04829) | 88.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.13% (0.01129) | 85.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 11, 2024 | 1.13% (0.01129) | 84.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.13% (0.01129) | 82.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 92.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 91.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 79.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://hamid.ir/security/winhki.txt x_refsource_MISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19296 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428433/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17153 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1010 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25335 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://hamid.ir/security/winhki.txt | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/19296 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428433/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17153 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1010 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25335 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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