Is CVE-2006-0817 actively exploited?

CVE-2006-0817 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2026-04-16.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-0817?

CVE-2006-0817 has a CVSS score of 5 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2006-0817?

Patch guidance is available from deerfield security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2006-0817.

CVE-2006-0817 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2006-0817?

3 products: deerfield visnetic mail server, icewarp web mail, merak mail server.

Description

Absolute path directory traversal vulnerability in (a) MERAK Mail Server for Windows 8.3.8r with before IceWarp Web Mail 5.6.1 and (b) VisNetic MailServer before 8.5.0.5 allows remote attackers to include arbitrary files via a full Windows path and drive letter in the (1) language parameter in accounts/inc/include.php and (2) lang_settings parameter in admin/inc/include.php, which is not properly sanitized by the securepath function, a related issue to CVE-2005-4556.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: partial
Availability: none
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-Other

Metadata

Primary Vendor: DEERFIELD
Published: 7/21/2006
Last Modified: 4/16/2026
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2006-0817

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Executive Summary