{"cve":"CVE-2006-6308","nvd":{"published":"2006-12-06T20:28:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:32:53.557","status":"Modified","description":"Symantec LiveState 7.1 Agent for Windows allows local users to gain privileges by stopping the shstart.exe process and open \"Web Self-Service\" from the system tray icon, which will open a browser window running with elevated privileges.  NOTE: several third-party researchers have noted that administrator privileges may be necessary to terminate shstart.exe. If this is the case, then no privilege escalation occurs, and this is not a vulnerability","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://securitytracker.com/id?1017332","http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453481/100/0/threaded","http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453551/100/0/threaded","http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453569/100/0/threaded","http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453587/100/0/threaded"],"products":["symantec:livestate_agent_for_windows"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:43:14.363260067+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2006-6308","score":0.00339,"percentile":0.27352,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}