CVE-2006-2155 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published Updated

Local attackers can execute arbitrary code by replacing the application executable due to improper file permissions, leading to privilege escalation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2006-2155?

CVE-2006-2155 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 May 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

EMC Retrospect for Windows 6.5 before 6.5.382, 7.0 before 7.0.344, and 7.5 before 7.5.1.105 allows local users to execute arbitrary code by replacing the Retrospect.exe file, possibly due to improper file permissions.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2155?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Emc Retrospect.

How do I fix CVE-2006-2155?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-2155 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2006-2155 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-2155 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m879-rvh6-74fg.

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