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CVE-2006-5596

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2006-10-28 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the SSL server in AEP Smartgate 4.3b allows remote attackers to download arbitrary files via ..\ (dot dot backslash) sequences in an HTTP GET request.

Affected products

• Aep Networks Smartgate Ssl Server: 4.3b

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/22550
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20722
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4224
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29817
• https://prdelka.blackart.org.uk/exploitz/prdelka-vs-AEP-smartgate.c
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2637
• http://secunia.com/advisories/22550
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20722
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4224
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29817
• https://prdelka.blackart.org.uk/exploitz/prdelka-vs-AEP-smartgate.c
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2637

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