CVE-2006-6308
Symantec LiveState 7.1 Agent for Windows allows local users to gain privileges by stopping the shstart.exe process and open "Web Self-Service" from the system tray icon, which will open a browser window running with elevated privileges. NOTE: several third-party researchers have noted that administrator privileges may be necessary to terminate shstart.exe. If this is the case, then no privilege escalation occurs, and this is not a vulnerability
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P- EPSS score
- 0.3% (28th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2006-6291)
- Published
- December 6, 2006
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-6291 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- symantec / livestate agent for windows
References
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017332
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453481/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453551/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453569/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453587/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453653/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30728
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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