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CVE-2006-0255

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2006-01-18 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in Check Point VPN-1 SecureClient might allow local users to gain privileges via a malicious "program.exe" file in the C: folder, which is run when SecureClient attempts to launch the Sr_GUI.exe program.

Affected products

• checkpoint Vpn-1: 4.1, 4.1-sp1, 4.1-sp2, 4.1-sp3, 4.1-sp4, 4.1-sp5 (+2)

References

• http://secdev.zoller.lu/research/checkpoint.txt
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/422263/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16290
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0258
• http://secdev.zoller.lu/research/checkpoint.txt
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/422263/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16290
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0258

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