Is CVE-2006-5817 being actively exploited?

CVE-2006-5817 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-5817?

CVE-2006-5817 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.1 (LOW).

CVE-2006-5817

LOW · CVSS 2.1EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

prl_dhcpd in Parallels Desktop for Mac Build 1940 uses insecure permissions (0666) for /Library/Parallels/.dhcpd_configuration, which allows local users to modify DHCP configuration.

Key facts

CVSS score: 2.1 (v2.0)
Severity: LOW
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS score: 0.3% (21th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2006-5801)
Published: November 8, 2006
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-5801 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

parallels / parallels desktop

References

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

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