Is CVE-2006-5714 being actively exploited?

CVE-2006-5714 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-5714?

CVE-2006-5714 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2006-5714

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 6.4%EU EUVD

Easy File Sharing (EFS) Web Server 4.0, when running on an NTFS file system, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files under the web root by appending "::$DATA" to the end of a HTTP GET request, which accesses the alternate data stream.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS score: 6.4% (94th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2006-5699)
Published: November 4, 2006
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-5699 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

efs software / efs web server

References

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

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