Is CVE-2006-5297 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2006-5297 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2006-5297?

CVE-2006-5297 has a CVSS v2 base score of 1.2 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2006-5297?

CVE-2006-5297 has an EPSS score of 0.34% (26th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2006-5297?

Upgrade mutt on debian 11 to 1.5.13-1.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2006-5297

LOW

1.2

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Race condition in the safe_open function in the Mutt mail client 1.5.12 and earlier, when creating temporary files in an NFS filesystem, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files due to limitations of the use of the O_EXCL flag on NFS filesystems.

How to fix

Remediation Available

muttDebian

Fixed in:1.5.13-1.1CVE-2006-5297

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

0.34%probability of exploitation in 30 days

26thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 26% of all known CVEs.

References

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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 2026-04-23.