Is CVE-2006-6982 being actively exploited?

CVE-2006-6982 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-6982?

CVE-2006-6982 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2006-6982

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 1.0%EU EUVD

3proxy 0.5 to 0.5.2 does not offer NTLM authentication before basic authentication, which might cause browsers with incomplete RFC2616/RFC2617 support to use basic cleartext authentication even if NTLM is available, which makes it easier for attackers to steal credentials.

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: 1.0% (64th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2006-6964)
Published: February 8, 2007
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-6964 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

3proxy / 3proxy
3proxy / 3proxy
3proxy / 3proxy

References

http://3proxy.ru/0.5.3g/Changelog.txt(Vendor Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38205

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

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