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CVE-2006-1836

Untrusted search path vulnerability in unspecified components in Symantec LiveUpdate for...

6.8 Medium

Untrusted search path vulnerability in unspecified components in Symantec LiveUpdate for Macintosh 3.0.0 through 3.5.0 do not set the execution path, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program.

Exploit likelihood

0.39%Down 1.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.8

Untrusted search path vulnerability in unspecified components in Symantec LiveUpdate for Macintosh 3.0.0 through 3.5.0 do not set the execution path, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program.

Record
CVE-2006-1836
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Untrusted search path vulnerability in unspecified components in Symantec LiveUpdate for Macintosh 3.0.0 through 3.5.0 do not set the execution path, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program.

Record
CVE-2006-1836
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-1836 No score

Untrusted search path vulnerability in unspecified components in Symantec LiveUpdate for Macintosh 3.0.0 through 3.5.0 do not set the execution path, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program.

Record
EUVD-2006-1836
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q73f-wrp7-jcr3 No score

Untrusted search path vulnerability in unspecified components in Symantec LiveUpdate for...

Untrusted search path vulnerability in unspecified components in Symantec LiveUpdate for Macintosh 3.0.0 through 3.5.0 do not set the execution path, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program.

Record
GHSA-q73f-wrp7-jcr3
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2006-1836 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Symantec Liveupdate, published April 19, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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