Is CVE-2006-2373 being actively exploited?

CVE-2006-2373 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-2373?

CVE-2006-2373 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

CVE-2006-2373

HIGH · CVSS 10.0EPSS 29.2%EU EUVD

The Server Message Block (SMB) driver (MRXSMB.SYS) in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 SP1 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code by calling the MrxSmbCscIoctlOpenForCopyChunk function with the METHOD_NEITHER method flag and an arbitrary address, possibly for kernel memory, aka the "SMB Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Key facts

CVSS score: 10.0 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 29.2% (98th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2006-2374)
Published: June 13, 2006
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-2374 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

microsoft / windows 2000
microsoft / windows server 2003
microsoft / windows server 2003
microsoft / windows server 2003
microsoft / windows xp
microsoft / windows xp
microsoft / windows xp

Certified products that may be affected

4 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Windows XP Enhanced Cryptographic Provider (RSAENH) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 989 - historical
Windows XP Enhanced DSS and Diffie-Hellman Cryptographic Provider (DSSENH) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 990 - historical
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 including R2, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, x64, and Itanium Editions; Windows XP Professional SP2 and x64 SP2; Windows XP Embedded SP2 - Microsoft Corporation - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-10184-2008 - archived
Microsoft Windows 2003 and Microsoft Windows XP - Microsoft Corporation - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-0131-2005 - archived

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/20635(Third Party Advisory)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016288(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=408(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.osvdb.org/26440(Broken Link)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18356(Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2327(Vendor Advisory)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-030(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26828(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1137(Third Party Advisory)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1730(Third Party Advisory)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1792(Third Party Advisory)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1904(Third Party Advisory)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1942(Third Party Advisory)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2007(Third Party Advisory)

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

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