CVE-2006-6076

Buffer overflow in the Tape Engine (tapeeng.exe) in CA (formerly Computer Associates) BrightStor...

10.0 HighPublic exploit

Buffer overflow in the Tape Engine (tapeeng.exe) in CA (formerly Computer Associates) BrightStor ARCserve Backup 11.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain RPC requests to TCP port 6502.

Exploit likelihood

72.3%Down 7.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

Record: CVE-2006-6076
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-2006-6076
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2006-6059 No score

Record: EUVD-2006-6059
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f4wf-c423-fr3w No score

Buffer overflow in the Tape Engine (tapeeng.exe) in CA (formerly Computer Associates) BrightStor...

Record: GHSA-f4wf-c423-fr3w
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	CA BrightStor ARCserve - Tape Engine Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)	2010-05-09
Metasploit	CA BrightStor ARCserve Tape Engine Buffer Overflow	2006-11-21
Metasploit	CA BrightStor ARCserve Tape Engine 0x8A Buffer Overflow	2010-10-04

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-2006-6076 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Broadcom Brightstor Arcserve Backup, published November 24, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 72.3%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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