CVE-2006-0232: Symantec Antivirus Scan Engine

Medium severity, CVSS 5.0. EPSS: 2.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Symantec Scan Engine 5.0.0.24, and possibly other versions before 5.1.0.7, stores sensitive log and virus definition files under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain the information via direct requests.

Affected products

• Symantec Antivirus Scan Engine: version 5.0.0.24 only

Published 2006-04-25. Last modified 2026-06-16.