CVE-2006-3896
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9EPSS 0.8%EU EUVD
The NeoScale Systems CryptoStor 700 series appliance before 2.6 relies on client-side ActiveX code for smartcard authentication, which allows remote attackers to bypass smartcard authentication, and gain access if able to present a valid username and password, by disabling ActiveX.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.9 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P- EPSS score
- 0.8% (57th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2006-3890)
- Published
- December 19, 2006
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-3890 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- neoscale systems / cryptostor tape 700
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23430(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017396
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/339004(Patch, US Government Resource)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21652
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5063
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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