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CVE-2006-2869: alwil avast_antivirus

CVSS: 10.0v2.0HighModified
Published 06-06-2006Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2006-2869 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in alwil avast_antivirus. EPSS estimates a 1.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.71%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 06-06-2006
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the CHM unpacker in avast! before 4.7.844 has unknown impact and remote attack vectors.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.71%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

77%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.71% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
1.71%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Alwil1 product
  • avast_antivirus4.0 | 4.6 | 4.6.603 | 4.6.652 | 4.6.655 | 4.6.665 | 4.6.691 | 4.7.827

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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