Is CVE-2006-4001 actively exploited?

CVE-2006-4001 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2026-04-16.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-4001?

CVE-2006-4001 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.

How do I patch CVE-2006-4001?

Patch guidance is available from barracuda networks security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2006-4001.

CVE-2006-4001 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2006-4001?

3 products: barracuda networks barracuda spam firewall, barracuda networks barracuda spam firewall, barracuda networks barracuda spam firewall.

Description

Login.pm in Barracuda Spam Firewall (BSF) 3.3.01.001 through 3.3.03.053 contains a hard-coded password for the guest account, which allows remote attackers to read sensitive information such as e-mail logs, and possibly e-mail contents and the admin password.

CVSS Metrics

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

Metadata

Primary Vendor: BARRACUDA_NETWORKS
Published: 8/5/2006
Last Modified: 4/16/2026
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

barracuda_networks : barracuda_spam_firewallbarracuda_networks : barracuda_spam_firewallbarracuda_networks : barracuda_spam_firewall

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD