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NOTE: since this issue is dependent on the existence of a vulnerability in a separate product (weak permissions of executables or libraries, or the execution of malicious code), perhaps it should not be included in CVE.","severity":{"version":"2.0","score":6.2,"vector":"AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C","level":"medium","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.00523,"percentile":0.44656,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"published":"2006-03-14T11:00:00Z","modified":"2026-06-16T22:22:14Z","products":[{"vendor":"zonelabs","product":"zonealarm_security_suite"}],"references":[{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25097","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_XF","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://reedarvin.thearvins.com/20060308-01.html","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Exploit"]},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17037","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_BID","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://securitytracker.com/id?1015743","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_SECTRACK","x_transferred","Exploit"]},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427145/100/0/threaded","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_BUGTRAQ","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427309/100/0/threaded","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_BUGTRAQ","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0947","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_VUPEN","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427122/100/0/threaded","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_BUGTRAQ","x_transferred"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-1221"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9fqr-266q-5vmx"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2006-1221","description":"Untrusted search path vulnerability in the TrueVector service (VSMON.exe) in Zone Labs ZoneAlarm 6.x and Integrity does not search ZoneAlarm's own folders before other folders that are specified in a user's PATH, which might allow local users to execute code as SYSTEM by placing malicious DLLs into a folder that has insecure permissions, but is searched before ZoneAlarm's folder.  NOTE: since this issue is dependent on the existence of a vulnerability in a separate product (weak permissions of executables or libraries, or the execution of malicious code), perhaps it should not be included in CVE.","status":"published","published":"2006-03-14T11:00:00Z","modified":"2024-08-07T17:03:28.552Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:33:51.835276Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2006-1225","description":"Untrusted search path vulnerability in the TrueVector service (VSMON.exe) in Zone Labs ZoneAlarm 6.x and Integrity does not search ZoneAlarm's own folders before other folders that are specified in a user's PATH, which might allow local users to execute code as SYSTEM by placing malicious DLLs into a folder that has insecure permissions, but is searched before ZoneAlarm's folder.  NOTE: since this issue is dependent on the existence of a vulnerability in a separate product (weak permissions of executables or libraries, or the execution of malicious code), perhaps it should not be included in CVE.","status":"published","published":"2006-03-14T11:00:00Z","modified":"2024-08-07T17:03:28Z","updated_at":"2026-11-03T01:16:06.330396Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-9fqr-266q-5vmx","title":"Untrusted search path vulnerability in the TrueVector service (VSMON.exe) in Zone Labs ZoneAlarm...","description":"Untrusted search path vulnerability in the TrueVector service (VSMON.exe) in Zone Labs ZoneAlarm 6.x and Integrity does not search ZoneAlarm's own folders before other folders that are specified in a user's PATH, which might allow local users to execute code as SYSTEM by placing malicious DLLs into a folder that has insecure permissions, but is searched before ZoneAlarm's folder.  NOTE: since this issue is dependent on the existence of a vulnerability in a separate product (weak permissions of executables or libraries, or the execution of malicious code), perhaps it should not be included in CVE.","status":"published","published":"2022-05-01T06:47:11Z","modified":"2023-01-31T05:00:46Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:47:55.645Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2006-1221","description":"Untrusted search path vulnerability in the TrueVector service (VSMON.exe) in Zone Labs ZoneAlarm 6.x and Integrity does not search ZoneAlarm's own folders before other folders that are specified in a user's PATH, which might allow local users to execute code as SYSTEM by placing malicious DLLs into a folder that has insecure permissions, but is searched before ZoneAlarm's folder.  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