CVE-2006-4745 — ScaryBear PocketExpense Pro 3.9.1 uses an internally recorded key to protect a data file whose contents are stored in plaintext, which allows local users to disable authentication and access the file by modifying a certain value in the file header

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ScaryBear PocketExpense Pro 3.9.1 uses an internally recorded key to protect a data file whose contents are stored in plaintext, which allows local users to disable authentication and access the file by modifying a certain value in the file header

Published Sep 13, 2006

3.6

LOW

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 0.43%

Description

ScaryBear PocketExpense Pro 3.9.1 uses an internally recorded key to protect a data file whose contents are stored in plaintext, which allows local users to disable authentication and access the file by modifying a certain value in the file header.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.43% 0.00433

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

EPSS probability 0.00433

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 (9 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	0.43% (0.00433)	35.32th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.42% (0.00422)	33.52th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.17% (0.00174)	36.41th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.04% (0.00042)	5.07th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.04% (0.00042)	5.63th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.89% (0.00890)	30.33th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 10, 2022	0.89% (0.00890)	28.64th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	0.89% (0.00890)	26.62th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	0.89% (0.00890)	12.04th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (3)

http://airscanner.com/security/06062602_pocketexpensepro.htm
x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1559
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/445607/100/0/threaded
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ

Link	Providers	Tags
http://airscanner.com/security/06062602_pocketexpensepro.htm		x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1559		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/445607/100/0/threaded		mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Sep 13, 2006

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Sep 13, 2006

Link CVE-2006-4745

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2006-4745

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2006-4745