Is CVE-2006-4246 being actively exploited?

CVE-2006-4246 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-4246?

CVE-2006-4246 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 3.6 (LOW).

CVE-2006-4246

LOW · CVSS 3.6EPSS 0.9%EU EUVD

Usermin before 1.220 (20060629) allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, possibly related to chfn/save.cgi not properly handling an empty shell parameter, which results in changing root's shell instead of the shell of a specified user.

Key facts

CVSS score: 3.6 (v2.0)
Severity: LOW
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
EPSS score: 0.9% (59th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2006-4236)
Published: September 19, 2006
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-4236 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

usermin / usermin
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References

http://secunia.com/advisories/21968(Vendor Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/21981(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1509145&group_id=17457&atid=485894(Patch)
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1177(Patch)
http://www.osreviews.net/reviews/admin/usermin
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18574(Patch)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3668
http://www.webmin.com/uchanges.html(Patch)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29010

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

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