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CVE-2006-5198

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 62.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2006-11-14 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The WZFILEVIEW.FileViewCtrl.61 ActiveX control (aka Sky Software "FileView" ActiveX control) for WinZip 10.0 before build 7245 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified "unsafe methods."

Affected products

• WinZip Computing WinZip: 10.0

References

• http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1861
• http://secunia.com/advisories/22891
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1017226
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/512804
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451589/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21060
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4509
• http://www.winzip.com/wz7245.htm
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-040.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-067
• http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1861
• http://secunia.com/advisories/22891

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