CVE-2006-0376
The 802.11 wireless client in certain operating systems including Windows 2000, Windows XP, and...
The 802.11 wireless client in certain operating systems including Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 does not warn the user when (1) it establishes an association with a station in ad hoc (aka peer-to-peer) mode or (2) a station in ad hoc mode establishes an association with it, which allows remote attackers to put unexpected wireless communication into place.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The 802.11 wireless client in certain operating systems including Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 does not warn the user when (1) it establishes an association with a station in ad hoc (aka peer-to-peer) mode or (2) a station in ad hoc mode establishes an association with it, which allows remote attackers to put unexpected wireless communication into place.
- Record
CVE-2006-0376- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The 802.11 wireless client in certain operating systems including Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 does not warn the user when (1) it establishes an association with a station in ad hoc (aka peer-to-peer) mode or (2) a station in ad hoc mode establishes an association with it, which allows remote attackers to put unexpected wireless communication into place.
- Record
CVE-2006-0376- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-0383 No score
The 802.11 wireless client in certain operating systems including Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 does not warn the user when (1) it establishes an association with a station in ad hoc (aka peer-to-peer) mode or (2) a station in ad hoc mode establishes an association with it, which allows remote attackers to put unexpected wireless communication into place.
- Record
EUVD-2006-0383- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wjv2-r6m7-q4g6 No score
The 802.11 wireless client in certain operating systems including Windows 2000, Windows XP, and...
The 802.11 wireless client in certain operating systems including Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 does not warn the user when (1) it establishes an association with a station in ad hoc (aka peer-to-peer) mode or (2) a station in ad hoc mode establishes an association with it, which allows remote attackers to put unexpected wireless communication into place.
- Record
GHSA-wjv2-r6m7-q4g6- 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-2006-0376 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Microsoft Windows 2000, published January 22, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 18.2%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
theta44.org/karma
securitytracker.com/id?1015489
securityreason.com/securityalert/349
nmrc.org/pub/advise/20060114.txt
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24157
securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5YP0D2KHHO.html
securityfocus.com/archive/1/421868/100/0/threaded
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-0376
github.com/advisories/GHSA-wjv2-r6m7-q4g6