CVE-2006-2917 — Directory traversal vulnerability in the IMAP server in WinGate 6.1.2.1094 and 6.1.3.1096, and possibly other versions before 6.1.4 Build 1099, allows remote authenticated users to read email of other users, or perform unauthorized operations on directories, via the (1) CREATE, (2) SELECT, (3) DELETE, (4) RENAME, (5) COPY, (6) APPEND, and (7) LIST commands

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Directory traversal vulnerability in the IMAP server in WinGate 6.1.2.1094 and 6.1.3.1096, and possibly other versions before 6.1.4 Build 1099, allows remote authenticated users to read email of other users, or perform unauthorized operations on directories, via the (1) CREATE, (2) SELECT, (3) DELETE, (4) RENAME, (5) COPY, (6) APPEND, and (7) LIST commands

Published Jul 10, 2006

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.43%

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the IMAP server in WinGate 6.1.2.1094 and 6.1.3.1096, and possibly other versions before 6.1.4 Build 1099, allows remote authenticated users to read email of other users, or perform unauthorized operations on directories, via the (1) CREATE, (2) SELECT, (3) DELETE, (4) RENAME, (5) COPY, (6) APPEND, and (7) LIST commands.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.43% 0.01426

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01426

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 1, 2026	1.43% (0.01426)	71.98th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.40% (0.01399)	68.85th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	1.66% (0.01657)	80.79th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.40% (0.00398)	74.39th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.40% (0.00398)	72.85th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
May 14, 2023	0.40% (0.00398)	69.66th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Apr 6, 2023	0.38% (0.00376)	68.60th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.32% (0.00322)	65.95th	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 (5)

http://secunia.com/advisories/20707
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-48/advisory/
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18908
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2730
vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
http://www.wingate.com/download.php
x_refsource_MISC

Link	Providers	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/20707		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-48/advisory/		x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18908		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2730		vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
http://www.wingate.com/download.php		x_refsource_MISC

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner flexera

Published Jul 10, 2006

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Jun 8, 2006

Link CVE-2006-2917

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2006-2917

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2006-2917