CVE-2006-6952
Computer Associates Host Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) drivers (1) Core kmxstart.sys 6.5.4.31 and (2) Firewall kmxfw.sys 6.5.4.10…
- 7.2HighCVSS base score
- 1.1%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 35% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Computer Associates Host Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) drivers (1) Core kmxstart.sys 6.5.4.31 and (2) Firewall kmxfw.sys 6.5.4.10 allow local users to gain privileges by using certain privileged IOCTLs to modify callback function pointers.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 2 Exploit-DB entries for it.
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Exploit-DB2 entries
- Computer Associates Personal Firewall 9.0 - HIPS Driver 'kmxfw.sys' Local Privilege Escalation (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 29069local, windowspublished 16 Nov 2006Verified
- Computer Associates Personal Firewall 9.0 - HIPS Driver 'kmxstart.sys' Local Privilege Escalation (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 29070local, windowspublished 16 Nov 2006Verified
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Timeline
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Published
- 18 years later
· 18 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.1% · top 35% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
10
- http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/newsinfo/collateral.aspx?cid=97729 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20061121 RE: [Reversemode advisory] Computer Associates HIPS Drivers - multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 21140 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 30497 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 20061116 [Reversemode advisory] Computer Associates HIPS Drivers - multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 22972 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 30498 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/vulninfo/vuln.aspx?id=34818 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20070124 [CAID 34818]: CA Personal Firewall Multiple Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://www.reversemode.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=2&func=fileinfo&id=38 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2006-6935 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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