Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 24, 2006· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2006-3786

Description

Symantec pcAnywhere 12.5 uses weak integrity protection for .cif (aka caller or CallerID) files, which allows local users to generate a custom .cif file and modify the superuser flag.

Affected products

Symantec/Pcanywhere
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pcanywhere:12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

securityreason.com/securityalert/1261nvd
securitytracker.com/idnvd
www.digitalbullets.orgnvd
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440448/100/0/threadednvd

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