CVE-2006-4692
Argument injection vulnerability in the Windows Object Packager (packager.exe) in Microsoft...
Argument injection vulnerability in the Windows Object Packager (packager.exe) in Microsoft Windows XP SP1 and SP2 and Server 2003 SP1 and earlier allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted file with a "/" (slash) character in the filename of the Command Line property, followed by a valid file extension, which causes the command before the slash to be executed, aka "Object Packager Dialogue Spoofing Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.1
Argument injection vulnerability in the Windows Object Packager (packager.exe) in Microsoft Windows XP SP1 and SP2 and Server 2003 SP1 and earlier allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted file with a "/" (slash) character in the filename of the Command Line property, followed by a valid file extension, which causes the command before the slash to be executed, aka "Object Packager Dialogue Spoofing Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2006-4692- CVSS 2.0
- 5.1 Medium
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-88
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Argument injection vulnerability in the Windows Object Packager (packager.exe) in Microsoft Windows XP SP1 and SP2 and Server 2003 SP1 and earlier allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted file with a "/" (slash) character in the filename of the Command Line property, followed by a valid file extension, which causes the command before the slash to be executed, aka "Object Packager Dialogue Spoofing Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2006-4692- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-4679 No score
Argument injection vulnerability in the Windows Object Packager (packager.exe) in Microsoft Windows XP SP1 and SP2 and Server 2003 SP1 and earlier allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted file with a "/" (slash) character in the filename of the Command Line property, followed by a valid file extension, which causes the command before the slash to be executed, aka "Object Packager Dialogue Spoofing Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2006-4679- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ch4v-vxvm-66qf No score
Argument injection vulnerability in the Windows Object Packager (packager.exe) in Microsoft...
Argument injection vulnerability in the Windows Object Packager (packager.exe) in Microsoft Windows XP SP1 and SP2 and Server 2003 SP1 and earlier allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted file with a "/" (slash) character in the filename of the Command Line property, followed by a valid file extension, which causes the command before the slash to be executed, aka "Object Packager Dialogue Spoofing Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-ch4v-vxvm-66qf- Weakness
- CWE-88, CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-4692 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Microsoft Windows Xp, published October 10, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 29.7%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
osvdb.org/29424
securityfocus.com/archive/1/449179/100/0/threaded
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/703936
securityfocus.com/bid/20318
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-065
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3984
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secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-54/advisory
securityfocus.com/archive/1/448696/100/0/threaded
secunia.com/advisories/20717
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A496
securityfocus.com/archive/1/448273/100/0/threaded
securitytracker.com/id?1017037
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4692
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:496
github.com/advisories/GHSA-ch4v-vxvm-66qf