CVE-2006-6308 json
Symantec LiveState 7.1 Agent for Windows allows local users to gain privileges by stopping the shstart.exe process and open "Web Self-Servi…
published 2006-12-06 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-6291
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 27%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Symantec LiveState 7.1 Agent for Windows allows local users to gain privileges by stopping the shstart.exe process and open "Web Self-Service" from the system tray icon, which will open a browser window running with elevated privileges. NOTE: several third-party researchers have noted that administrator privileges may be necessary to terminate shstart.exe. If this is the case, then no privilege escalation occurs, and this is not a vulnerability
Exploit prediction
0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/453653/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/453551/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/453569/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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securitytracker.com
/id?1017332
vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/453587/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/453481/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/30728
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-6308
- NVD CVE-2006-6308
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