Is CVE-2006-6772 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2006-6772 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2006-6772?

CVE-2006-6772 has a CVSS v2 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2006-6772?

CVE-2006-6772 has an EPSS score of 4.67% (91th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2006-6772?

Upgrade w3m on debian 11 to 0.5.1-5.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2006-6772

HIGHEPSS 91th pctl

9.3

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Format string vulnerability in the inputAnswer function in file.c in w3m before 0.5.2, when run with the dump or backend option, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the Common Name (CN) field of an SSL certificate associated with an https URL.

CWE-134

How to fix

Remediation Available

w3mDebian

Fixed in:0.5.1-5.1CVE-2006-6772

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

4.67%probability of exploitation in 30 days

91stpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 91% of all known CVEs.

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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.