CVE-2006-2511 — The ActiveX version of FrontRange iHEAT allows remote authenticated users to run arbitrary programs or access arbitrary files on the host machine by uploading a file with an extension that is not associated with an application, and selecting a file from the "Open With..." dialog

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The ActiveX version of FrontRange iHEAT allows remote authenticated users to run arbitrary programs or access arbitrary files on the host machine by uploading a file with an extension that is not associated with an application, and selecting a file from the "Open With..." dialog

Published May 22, 2006

6.5

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.26%

Description

The ActiveX version of FrontRange iHEAT allows remote authenticated users to run arbitrary programs or access arbitrary files on the host machine by uploading a file with an extension that is not associated with an application, and selecting a file from the "Open With..." dialog.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.26% 0.01265

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01265

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	1.26% (0.01265)	68.72th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.24% (0.01242)	65.21th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.61% (0.00607)	67.83th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.37% (0.00368)	73.41th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.37% (0.00368)	71.77th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 26, 2023	0.37% (0.00368)	68.25th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.34% (0.00337)	66.72th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.13% (0.01132)	56.11th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 22, 2022	1.13% (0.01132)	54.59th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.13% (0.01132)	52.58th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.13% (0.01132)	30.65th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (4)

http://secunia.com/advisories/20165
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016124
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434400/100/0/threaded
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26711
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/20165		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016124		vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434400/100/0/threaded		mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26711		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published May 22, 2006

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved May 22, 2006

Link CVE-2006-2511

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2006-2511

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2006-2511