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CVE-2006-3896

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.9 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2006-12-19 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The NeoScale Systems CryptoStor 700 series appliance before 2.6 relies on client-side ActiveX code for smartcard authentication, which allows remote attackers to bypass smartcard authentication, and gain access if able to present a valid username and password, by disabling ActiveX.

Affected products

• Neoscale Systems Cryptostor Tape 700: all versions

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/23430
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1017396
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/339004
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21652
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5063
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23430
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1017396
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/339004
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21652
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5063

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