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    CVE-2006-2183

    Untrusted search path vulnerability in Truecrypt 4.1, when running suid root on Linux, allows local users to execute arbitrary commands and gain privileges via a modified PATH environment variable that references a malicious mount command.

    Published:May 4, 2006
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:May 4, 2006
    EPSS Score:0.00086
    CVSS Score:7.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Truecrypt Foundation
    Product
    Truecrypt

    Exploits

    http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2006-April/003152.htmlhttp://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2006-April/003152.html

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High