CVE-2006-0817

Status: ModifiedMedium (5)—

Absolute path directory traversal vulnerability in (a) MERAK Mail Server for Windows 8.3.8r with before IceWarp Web Mail 5.6.1 and (b) VisNetic MailServer before 8.5.0.5 allows remote attackers to include arbitrary files via a full Windows path and drive letter in the (1) language parameter in accounts/inc/include.php and (2) lang_settings parameter in admin/inc/include.php, which is not properly sanitized by the securepath function, a related issue to CVE-2005-4556.

CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Base score: 5

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 5.66%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 93
Score date: 10/3/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (3)

Deerfield — Visnetic Mail Server Icewarp — WEB Mail Merak — Mail Server

CWEs

NVD-CWE-Other

References

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