Is CVE-2006-0818 being actively exploited?

CVE-2006-0818 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-0818?

CVE-2006-0818 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2006-0818

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.0EPSS 2.1%EU EUVD

Absolute path directory traversal vulnerability in (1) MERAK Mail Server for Windows 8.3.8r with before IceWarp Web Mail 5.6.1 and (2) VisNetic MailServer before 8.5.0.5 allows remote authenticated users to include arbitrary files via a modified language parameter and a full Windows or UNC pathname in the lang_settings parameter to mail/index.html, which is not properly sanitized by the validatefolder PHP function, possibly due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2005-4558.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS score: 2.1% (82th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2006-0824)
Published: July 21, 2006
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-0824 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

deerfield / visnetic mail server
icewarp / web mail
merak / mail server

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/18953(Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/18966(Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-12/advisory/(Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-14/advisory/(Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016513
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016514
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440297/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440302/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19002(Exploit, Patch)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19007
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2825
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27780

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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