LOW
Novell Client for Windows 4.8 and 4.9 does not restrict access to the clipboard contents while a machine is locked, which allows users with physical access to read the current clipboard contents by pasting them into the "User Name" field on the login prompt
Published May 26, 2006
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.37%
Description
Novell Client for Windows 4.8 and 4.9 does not restrict access to the clipboard contents while a machine is locked, which allows users with physical access to read the current clipboard contents by pasting them into the "User Name" field on the login prompt.
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:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.37% 0.00370
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00370
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00370) | 28.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00370) | 28.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00065) | 17.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.29% (0.00294) | 70.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.29% (0.00294) | 68.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 21, 2023 | 0.29% (0.00294) | 65.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 6, 2023 | 0.32% (0.00320) | 66.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.31% (0.00306) | 65.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20194 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/961 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.osvdb.org/25760 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434704/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434724/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26595 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/20194 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/961 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/25760 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434704/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434724/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26595 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 26, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved May 25, 2006
Link CVE-2006-2612
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a