CVE-2006-3896 — The NeoScale Systems CryptoStor 700 series appliance before 2.6 relies on client-side ActiveX code for smartcard authentication, which allows remote attackers to bypass smartcard authentication, and gain access if able to present a valid username and password, by disabling ActiveX

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The NeoScale Systems CryptoStor 700 series appliance before 2.6 relies on client-side ActiveX code for smartcard authentication, which allows remote attackers to bypass smartcard authentication, and gain access if able to present a valid username and password, by disabling ActiveX

Published Dec 19, 2006

4.9

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 0.81%

Description

The NeoScale Systems CryptoStor 700 series appliance before 2.6 relies on client-side ActiveX code for smartcard authentication, which allows remote attackers to bypass smartcard authentication, and gain access if able to present a valid username and password, by disabling ActiveX.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.81% 0.00811

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

EPSS probability 0.00811

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	0.81% (0.00811)	55.46th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.77% (0.00766)	50.50th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.19% (0.00195)	39.41th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.17% (0.00168)	54.84th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Sep 15, 2023	0.17% (0.00168)	53.11th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Aug 8, 2023	0.28% (0.00281)	64.30th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.28% (0.00276)	63.10th	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/23430
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017396
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/339004
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchUS Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21652
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5063
vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN

Link	Providers	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/23430		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017396		vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/339004		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchUS Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21652		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5063		vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner certcc

Published Dec 19, 2006

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Jul 26, 2006

Link CVE-2006-3896

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2006-3896

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2006-3896