CVE-2006-0230
Symantec Scan Engine 5.0.0.24, and possibly other versions before 5.1.0.7, uses a client-side...
Symantec Scan Engine 5.0.0.24, and possibly other versions before 5.1.0.7, uses a client-side check to verify a password, which allows remote attackers to gain administrator privileges via a modified client that sends certain XML requests.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Symantec Scan Engine 5.0.0.24, and possibly other versions before 5.1.0.7, uses a client-side check to verify a password, which allows remote attackers to gain administrator privileges via a modified client that sends certain XML requests.
- Record
CVE-2006-0230- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Symantec Scan Engine 5.0.0.24, and possibly other versions before 5.1.0.7, uses a client-side check to verify a password, which allows remote attackers to gain administrator privileges via a modified client that sends certain XML requests.
- Record
CVE-2006-0230- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-0238 No score
Symantec Scan Engine 5.0.0.24, and possibly other versions before 5.1.0.7, uses a client-side check to verify a password, which allows remote attackers to gain administrator privileges via a modified client that sends certain XML requests.
- Record
EUVD-2006-0238- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-88v8-x23h-775g No score
Symantec Scan Engine 5.0.0.24, and possibly other versions before 5.1.0.7, uses a client-side...
Symantec Scan Engine 5.0.0.24, and possibly other versions before 5.1.0.7, uses a client-side check to verify a password, which allows remote attackers to gain administrator privileges via a modified client that sends certain XML requests.
- Record
GHSA-88v8-x23h-775g- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Symantec Scan Engine 5.0.x - Change Admin Password | 2006-04-21 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-0230 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Symantec Antivirus Scan Engine, published April 25, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 16.5%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.