CVE-2006-2902

Status: ModifiedMedium (5)—

Directory traversal vulnerability in Particle Links 1.2.2 might allow remote attackers to access arbitrary files via ".." sequences in an HTTP request. NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue is legitimate, as the original researcher seems unsure.

CVSS

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

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.47%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 73
Score date: 10/6/2026

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 (1)

Particle Soft — Particle Links

CWEs

NVD-CWE-Other

References

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