CVE-2006-2312

Q: How do I fix CVE-2006-2312?

Upgrade skype to 2.5.0.79 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2006-2312 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2006-2312 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 4.1% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 90% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2006-2312?

CVE-2006-2312 has a CVSS v2 base score of 2.6, rated low. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2006-2312 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for skype (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

LOWEPSS 90th pctl

2.6

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Argument injection vulnerability in the URI handler in Skype 2.0.*.104 and 2.5.*.0 through 2.5.*.78 for Windows allows remote authorized attackers to download arbitrary files via a URL that contains certain command-line switches.

CWE-88

How to fix

Remediation Available

skypeNVD

Affected:>= 2.5.0.0, < 2.5.0.79Fixed in:2.5.0.79CVE-2006-2312derived from NVD

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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

4.15%probability of exploitation in 30 days

90thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 90% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory2

Third-Party Advisory4

Other references3

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-88 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2016-10033	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-36804	High	8.8	99%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2026-24061	Critical	9.8	98%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2007-0882	High	10.0	98%	-	-
CVE-2018-17456	Critical	9.8	97%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-19518	High	7.5	95%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2006-2312?

Upgrade skype to 2.5.0.79 or later.

Is CVE-2006-2312 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2006-2312 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 4.1% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 90% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2006-2312?

CVE-2006-2312 has a CVSS v2 base score of 2.6, rated low. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2006-2312 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for skype (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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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.