Is CVE-2006-5659 being actively exploited?

CVE-2006-5659 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-5659?

CVE-2006-5659 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.1 (LOW).

CVE-2006-5659

LOW · CVSS 2.1EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

PAM_extern before 0.2 sends a password as a command line argument, which allows local users to obtain the password by listing the command line arguments, such as ps. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

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: 0.3% (24th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2006-5644)
Published: November 3, 2006
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-5644 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

pam extern / pam extern

References

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

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