Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 4, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2006-2183

Description

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.

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Affected products

Truecrypt Foundation/Truecrypt2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:truecrypt_foundation:truecrypt:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:truecrypt_foundation:truecrypt:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: =4.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

secunia.com/advisories/19903nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.osvdb.org/25131nvdPatch
www.truecrypt.org/history.phpnvdPatch
lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2006-April/003152.htmlnvdExploit
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1591nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26191nvd

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