CVE-2006-3784: Symantec Pcanywhere

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Symantec pcAnywhere 12.5 uses weak default permissions for the "Symantec\pcAnywhere\Hosts" folder, which allows local users to gain privileges by inserting a superuser .cif (aka caller or CallerID) file into the folder, and then using a pcAnywhere client to login as a local administrator.

Affected products

• Symantec Pcanywhere: version 12.5 only

Published 2006-07-24. Last modified 2026-06-16.