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CVE-2006-3785

LOW · CVSS 2.1EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

Symantec pcAnywhere 12.5 obfuscates the passwords in a GUI textbox with asterisks but does not encrypt them in the associated .cif (aka caller or CallerID) file, which allows local users to obtain the passwords from the window using tools such as Nirsoft Asterwin.

Key facts

CVSS score
2.1 (v2.0)
Severity
LOW
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS score
0.4% (34th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2006-3779)
Published
July 24, 2006
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-3779 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • symantec / pcanywhere

References

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

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