CVE-2006-2679

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-05-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the VPN Client for Windows Graphical User Interface (GUI) (aka the VPN client dialer) in Cisco VPN Client for Windows 4.8.00.* and earlier, except for 4.7.00.0533, allows local authenticated, interactive users to gain privileges, possibly due to privileges of dialog boxes, aka bug ID CSCsd79265.

Affected products

Cisco Vpn Client: 2.0, 3.0, 3.0.5, 3.1, 3.5.1, 3.5.1c (+3)

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/20261
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016156
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a008069a323.shtml
http://www.osvdb.org/25888
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18094
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1964
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26632
http://secunia.com/advisories/20261
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016156
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a008069a323.shtml
http://www.osvdb.org/25888
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18094

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