MEDIUM
WebRoot Spy Sweeper 4.5.9 and earlier does not detect malware based on file contents, which allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection by changing a file's name
Published Jan 29, 2007
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.22%
Description
WebRoot Spy Sweeper 4.5.9 and earlier does not detect malware based on file contents, which allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection by changing a file's name.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 4.5.9
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.22% 0.01221
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01221
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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.22% (0.01221) | 67.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.16% (0.01162) | 62.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.29% (0.00286) | 50.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.27% (0.01269) | 86.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 1.27% (0.01269) | 85.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 3, 2023 | 1.19% (0.01190) | 83.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 26, 2023 | 1.13% (0.01125) | 83.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 18, 2023 | 0.87% (0.00873) | 80.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 11, 2023 | 0.88% (0.00879) | 80.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 3, 2023 | 0.84% (0.00844) | 79.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.75% (0.00749) | 78.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://www.osvdb.org/27538 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437814/100/200/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.sentinel.gr/advisories/SGA-0001.txt x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27272 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.osvdb.org/27538 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437814/100/200/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.sentinel.gr/advisories/SGA-0001.txt | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27272 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 29, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 29, 2007
Link CVE-2006-6961
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a