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CVE-2006-1079

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.39% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2006-03-09 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
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CVE
CVE-2006-1079
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.2
EPSS
0.39%
Apache

Original NVD Description

htpasswd, as used in Acme thttpd 2.25b and possibly other products such as Apache, might allow local users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters in a command line argument, which is used in a call to the system function. NOTE: since htpasswd is normally installed as a non-setuid program, and the exploit is through command line options, perhaps this issue should not be included in CVE. However, if there are some typical or recommended configurations that use htpasswd with sudo privileges, or common products that access htpasswd remotely, then perhaps it should be included.