CVE-2006-3443
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Winlogon in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, when...
CVE-2006-3443 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Microsoft Windows 2000, published August 9, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.67%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 7.2 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 1.67%EPSS, 77th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Winlogon in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, when SafeDllSearchMode is disabled, allows local users to gain privileges via a malicious DLL in the UserProfile directory, aka "User Profile Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Winlogon in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, when SafeDllSearchMode is disabled, allows local users to gain privileges via a malicious DLL in the UserProfile directory, aka "User Profile Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2006-3443- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Winlogon in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, when SafeDllSearchMode is disabled, allows local users to gain privileges via a malicious DLL in the UserProfile directory, aka "User Profile Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2006-3443- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-3439No score
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Winlogon in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, when SafeDllSearchMode is disabled, allows local users to gain privileges via a malicious DLL in the UserProfile directory, aka "User Profile Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2006-3439- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mqmh-33qp-89cjNo score
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Winlogon in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, when...
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Winlogon in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, when SafeDllSearchMode is disabled, allows local users to gain privileges via a malicious DLL in the UserProfile directory, aka "User Profile Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-mqmh-33qp-89cj- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
securitytracker.com/id?1016662
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-051
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A155
secunia.com/advisories/21417
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3216
securityfocus.com/bid/19375
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/337244
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-3443
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mqmh-33qp-89cj