CVE-2006-2229

mediumpriority · track · 16EPSS 0.014 · 72 %ileEUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
1.38% (72nd) EPSS
CVSS 4 · medium
Is it mine?
86 products
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Who says so?
2 sources
enisa_euvd · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

OpenVPN 2.0.7 and earlier, when configured to use the --management option with an IP that is not 127.0.0.1, uses a cleartext password for TCP sessions to the management interface, which might allow remote attackers to view sensitive information or cause a denial of service.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

4.0
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.4–4

v2.04mediumAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 4.9 · impact 4.9
v2.03.4lowAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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weaknesses

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CWE-200USLLM-inferredCWE-310USLLM-inferred
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affected products (86)

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also known as (2)

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sources

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enisa_euvdnvdNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2006-05-05modified 2026-06-16
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references (10)

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