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CVE-2006-0023

Microsoft Windows XP SP1 and SP2 before August 2004, and possibly other operating systems and...

4.3 Medium

Microsoft Windows XP SP1 and SP2 before August 2004, and possibly other operating systems and versions, uses insecure default ACLs that allow the Authenticated Users group to gain privileges by modifying critical configuration information for the (1) Simple Service Discovery Protocol (SSDP), (2) Universal Plug and Play Device Host (UPnP), (3) NetBT, (4) SCardSvr, (5) DHCP, and (6) DnsCache services, aka "Permissive Windows Services DACLs." NOTE: the NetBT, SCardSvr, DHCP, DnsCache already require privileged access to exploit.

Exploit likelihood

1.27%Down 1.0 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

Microsoft Windows XP SP1 and SP2 before August 2004, and possibly other operating systems and versions, uses insecure default ACLs that allow the Authenticated Users group to gain privileges by modifying critical configuration information for the (1) Simple Service Discovery Protocol (SSDP), (2) Universal Plug and Play Device Host (UPnP), (3) NetBT, (4) SCardSvr, (5) DHCP, and (6) DnsCache services, aka "Permissive Windows Services DACLs." NOTE: the NetBT, SCardSvr, DHCP, DnsCache already require privileged access to exploit.

Record
CVE-2006-0023
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-264
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Microsoft Windows XP SP1 and SP2 before August 2004, and possibly other operating systems and versions, uses insecure default ACLs that allow the Authenticated Users group to gain privileges by modifying critical configuration information for the (1) Simple Service Discovery Protocol (SSDP), (2) Universal Plug and Play Device Host (UPnP), (3) NetBT, (4) SCardSvr, (5) DHCP, and (6) DnsCache services, aka "Permissive Windows Services DACLs." NOTE: the NetBT, SCardSvr, DHCP, DnsCache already require privileged access to exploit.

Record
CVE-2006-0023
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-0031 No score

Microsoft Windows XP SP1 and SP2 before August 2004, and possibly other operating systems and versions, uses insecure default ACLs that allow the Authenticated Users group to gain privileges by modifying critical configuration information for the (1) Simple Service Discovery Protocol (SSDP), (2) Universal Plug and Play Device Host (UPnP), (3) NetBT, (4) SCardSvr, (5) DHCP, and (6) DnsCache services, aka "Permissive Windows Services DACLs." NOTE: the NetBT, SCardSvr, DHCP, DnsCache already require privileged access to exploit.

Record
EUVD-2006-0031
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4m37-5qfq-jqqf No score

Microsoft Windows XP SP1 and SP2 before August 2004, and possibly other operating systems and...

Microsoft Windows XP SP1 and SP2 before August 2004, and possibly other operating systems and versions, uses insecure default ACLs that allow the Authenticated Users group to gain privileges by modifying critical configuration information for the (1) Simple Service Discovery Protocol (SSDP), (2) Universal Plug and Play Device Host (UPnP), (3) NetBT, (4) SCardSvr, (5) DHCP, and (6) DnsCache services, aka "Permissive Windows Services DACLs." NOTE: the NetBT, SCardSvr, DHCP, DnsCache already require privileged access to exploit.

Record
GHSA-4m37-5qfq-jqqf
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
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aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2006-0023 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Microsoft Windows Xp, published February 8, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.27%, the 70th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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