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CVE-2006-6960

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 1.16%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2007-01-29 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.8. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2006-6960
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.8
EPSS
1.16%

Original NVD Description

The Compression Sweep feature in WebRoot Spy Sweeper 4.5.9 and earlier does not handle non-ZIP archives, which allows remote attackers to bypass the malware detection via files with (1) RAR, (2) GZ, (3) TAR, (4) CAB, or (5) ACE compression.