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$ cve CVE-2006-5198 JSON

CVE-2006-5198 EXPLOIT

4.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 60.4% (pctl 99)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

Description

The WZFILEVIEW.FileViewCtrl.61 ActiveX control (aka Sky Software "FileView" ActiveX control) for WinZip 10.0 before build 7245 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified "unsafe methods."

Scoring

CVSS4.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0)
VectorAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
EPSS60.44% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs
On CISA KEVno
Public exploityes
Published2006-11-14
Last modified2026-06-16

Affected (1)

VendorProduct
winzipwinzip

Public exploits

References

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