CVE-2006-5156

Buffer overflow in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator before 3.5.0.720 and ProtectionPilot before 1.1.1...

10.0 HighPublic exploit

Buffer overflow in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator before 3.5.0.720 and ProtectionPilot before 1.1.1.126 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a request to /spipe/pkg/ with a long source header.

Exploit likelihood

74.4%Down 5.3 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

Record: CVE-2006-5156
CVSS 2.0: 10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2006-5156
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2006-5141 No score

Record: EUVD-2006-5141
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8494-c7m6-c38m No score

Buffer overflow in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator before 3.5.0.720 and ProtectionPilot before 1.1.1...

Record: GHSA-8494-c7m6-c38m
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator / ProtectionPilot - Remote Overflow (Metasploit)	2010-09-20
Exploit-DB	McAfee ePo 3.5.0 / ProtectionPilot 1.1.0 - Source Remote (Metasploit)	2006-10-01
Metasploit	McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator / ProtectionPilot Overflow	2006-07-17

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2006-5156 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator, published October 3, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 74.4%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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