Is CVE-2006-1279 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2006-1279 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2006-1279?

CVE-2006-1279 has a CVSS v2 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2006-1279?

CVE-2006-1279 has an EPSS score of 1.27% (66th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2006-1279?

Upgrade libcgi-session-perl on debian 11 to 4.11-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2006-1279

MEDIUM

5.0

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

CGI::Session 4.03-1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files used by (1) Driver::File, (2) Driver::db_file, and possibly (3) Driver::sqlite.

How to fix

Remediation Available

libcgi-session-perlDebian

Fixed in:4.11-1CVE-2006-1279

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

1.27%probability of exploitation in 30 days

66thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 66% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

secunia.com

Other references5

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.