CVE-2006-5198
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.0EPSS 62.1%EU EUVD
The WZFILEVIEW.FileViewCtrl.61 ActiveX control (aka Sky Software "FileView" ActiveX control) for WinZip 10.0 before build 7245 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified "unsafe methods."
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N- EPSS score
- 62.1% (99th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2006-5183)
- Published
- November 14, 2006
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-5183 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- winzip / winzip
References
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1861
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22891
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017226
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/512804(US Government Resource)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451589/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21060
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4509
- http://www.winzip.com/wz7245.htm
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-040.html(Vendor Advisory)
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-067
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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