Is CVE-2006-4186 being actively exploited?

CVE-2006-4186 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-4186?

CVE-2006-4186 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.1 (LOW).

CVE-2006-4186

LOW · CVSS 2.1EPSS 0.6%EU EUVD

The iManager in eMBoxClient.jar in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3.8 writes passwords in plaintext to a log file, which allows local users to obtain passwords by reading the file.

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: 0.6% (48th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2006-4176)
Published: August 17, 2006
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-4176 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

novell / edirectory

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/21496(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016695(Patch)
http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/2973826.htm(Patch)
http://www.osvdb.org/28370
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19499

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

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