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TI-2006-04383 Aliases CVE-2006-4537GHSA-8x77-gm2m-rcr6

NET$SESSION_CONTROL.EXE in DECnet-Plus in OpenVMS ALPHA 7.3-2 and Alpha 8.2 writes a…

Priority LOW 12CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

NET$SESSION_CONTROL.EXE in DECnet-Plus in OpenVMS ALPHA 7.3-2 and Alpha 8.2 writes a password to an audit log file when there is a successful connection after a "network breakin" event, which allows local users to obtain passwords by reading the file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00624 50th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:dec:dec_openvms_alpha:7.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3.2VulnerableDec
cpe:2.3:a:dec:dec_openvms_alpha:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.2VulnerableDec
  • cpe:2.3:a:dec:dec_openvms_alpha:7.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.2 Vulnerable ·Dec
  • cpe:2.3:a:dec:dec_openvms_alpha:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.2 Vulnerable ·Dec

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-4537
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8x77-gm2m-rcr6
  3. 2026-11-04 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2001-00808 Vulnerability in DECwindows Motif Server on OpenVMS VAX or Alpha 6.2 through 7.3, and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6

Sources

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