Is CVE-2006-5822 being actively exploited?

CVE-2006-5822 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-5822?

CVE-2006-5822 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

CVE-2006-5822

HIGH · CVSS 10.0EPSS 11.8%EU EUVD

Stack-based buffer overflow in the NetBackup bpcd daemon (bpcd.exe) in Symantec Veritas NetBackup 5.0 before 5.0_MP7, 5.1 before 5.1_MP6, and 6.0 before 6.0_MP4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long CONNECT_OPTIONS request, a different issue than CVE-2006-6222.

Key facts

CVSS score: 10.0 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS score: 11.8% (96th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2006-5806)
Published: December 14, 2006
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-5806 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

symantec / veritas netbackup client
symantec / veritas netbackup client
symantec / veritas netbackup client
symantec / veritas netbackup enterprise server
symantec / veritas netbackup enterprise server
symantec / veritas netbackup enterprise server
symantec / veritas netbackup server
symantec / veritas netbackup server
symantec / veritas netbackup server

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/23368(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017379(Patch)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/650432(Patch, US Government Resource)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454314/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21565(Patch)
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.12.13a.html(Patch)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4999
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-050.html(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30883

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

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