CVE-2006-5596
HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 3.0%EU EUVD
Directory traversal vulnerability in the SSL server in AEP Smartgate 4.3b allows remote attackers to download arbitrary files via ..\ (dot dot backslash) sequences in an HTTP GET request.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.5 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- EPSS score
- 3.0% (87th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2006-5581)
- Published
- October 28, 2006
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-5581 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- aep networks / smartgate ssl server
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22550(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20722(Exploit)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4224
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29817
- https://prdelka.blackart.org.uk/exploitz/prdelka-vs-AEP-smartgate.c(Exploit)
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2637
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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