Panda ActiveScan 5.53.00, and other versions before 5.54.01, allows remote attackers to…
Priority LOW 32CWE-399Published · 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
- Partial · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Panda ActiveScan 5.53.00, and other versions before 5.54.01, allows remote attackers to (1) reboot the system using the Reinicializar method in the ActiveScan.1 ActiveX control, or (2) determine arbitrary file existence and size via the ObtenerTamano method in the PAVPZ.SOS.1 ActiveX control.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0178 78th 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-5966
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mcch-rj39-gj8h
References
Advisory 1
More Panda Activescan vulnerabilities
- TI-2004-01778 Buffer overflow in ascontrol.dll in Panda ActiveScan 5.0 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2006-05749 Race condition in Panda ActiveScan 5.53.00, and other versions before 5.54.01, allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.1
- TI-2004-01779 ascontrol.dll in Panda ActiveScan 5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2006-5966 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-5966 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mcch-rj39-gj8h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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