Mercury Messenger, possibly 1.7.1.1 and other versions, when running on a multi-user Mac…
Priority LOW 11Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Mercury Messenger, possibly 1.7.1.1 and other versions, when running on a multi-user Mac OS X platform, stores chat logs with world-readable permissions within the /Users directory, which allows local users to read the chat logs from other users.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00333 26th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mercury_messenger:mercury_messenger:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.7.1.1 | Vulnerable | Mercury Messenger |
- cpe:2.3:a:mercury_messenger:mercury_messenger:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.7.1.1 Vulnerable ·Mercury Messenger
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-3669
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c48g-4mfx-p8f8
References
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Sources
- CVE-2006-3669 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-3669 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c48g-4mfx-p8f8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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