Verity Ultraseek before 5.7 allows remote attackers to use the server as a proxy for web…
Priority MEDIUM 52Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Verity Ultraseek before 5.7 allows remote attackers to use the server as a proxy for web attacks and host scanning via a direct request to the highlight/index.html script.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.06731 93rd 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 · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:verity:ultraseek:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 5.6.2 | Vulnerable | Verity |
| cpe:2.3:a:verity:ultraseek:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.1 | Vulnerable | Verity |
| cpe:2.3:a:verity:ultraseek:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.0 | Vulnerable | Verity |
| cpe:2.3:a:verity:ultraseek:5.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.0 | Vulnerable | Verity |
| cpe:2.3:a:verity:ultraseek:5.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.1 | Vulnerable | Verity |
- cpe:2.3:a:verity:ultraseek:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.6.2 Vulnerable ·Verity
- cpe:2.3:a:verity:ultraseek:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.1 Vulnerable ·Verity
- cpe:2.3:a:verity:ultraseek:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.0 Vulnerable ·Verity
- cpe:2.3:a:verity:ultraseek:5.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.0 Vulnerable ·Verity
- cpe:2.3:a:verity:ultraseek:5.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.1 Vulnerable ·Verity
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-5819
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q2wh-c846-23cf
References
More Verity Ultraseek vulnerabilities
- TI-2006-05753 Absolute path traversal vulnerability in admin/logfile.txt in Verity Ultraseek before… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2006-05752 Verity Ultraseek before 5.7 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2004-00038 Verity Ultraseek before 5.2.2 allows remote attackers to obtain the full pathname of the… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2006-5819 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-5819 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q2wh-c846-23cf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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