CVE-2006-6623: n/a vulnerability

CVE-2006-6623: Sygate Personal Firewall 5.6.2808 relies on the Process Environment Block (PEB) to identify a process, whic...

Sygate Personal Firewall 5.6.2808 relies on the Process Environment Block (PEB) to identify a process, which allows local users to bypass the product's controls on a process by spoofing the (1) ImagePathName, (2) CommandLine, and (3) WindowTitle fields in the PEB.

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdatedAug 7, 2024, 20:33 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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This is a legacy endpoint-control bypass in Sygate Personal Firewall 5.6.2808. A local user can make a process appear differently to the firewall by changing process metadata, potentially evading rules that depend on process identity. It is not described as remote compromise, and the supplied sources do not confirm active exploitation or a vendor patch. Exposure appears limited to legacy Windows endpoints still running Sygate Personal Firewall 5.6.2808 for process-based control enforcement. Organizations that no longer use this product are unlikely to be exposed. Treat this as a legacy technology risk. Prioritize confirmation of whether the product exists in the environment; if present, plan replacement or vendor-guided mitigation because no patch is identified in the supplied sources. Mitigation focus: Identify any endpoints running Sygate Personal Firewall 5.6.2808.; Check vendor or successor guidance for any available fix or retirement advice.; Replace unsupported legacy endpoint firewall software with supported controls..

Prepared: Jun 29, 2026, 08:45 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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Severity: Unknown
CVSS: Not scored
Known Exploited: No
Published: Dec 18, 2006, 11:00 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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