CVE-2006-4316

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: 2006-08-23 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

SSH Tectia Management Agent 2.1.2 allows local users to gain root privileges by running a program called sshd, which is obtained from a process listing when the "Restart" action is selected from the Management server GUI, which causes the agent to locate the pathname of the user's program and restart it with root privileges.

Affected products

SSH Tectia Manager: 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.0, 2.1.2

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/21559
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016744
http://www.osvdb.org/28159
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19677
http://www.ssh.com/company/news/2006/english/security/article/776/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28561
http://secunia.com/advisories/21559
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016744
http://www.osvdb.org/28159
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19677
http://www.ssh.com/company/news/2006/english/security/article/776/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28561

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