CVE-2007-6594 json
IBM Lotus Notes 8 for Linux before 8.0.1 uses (1) unspecified weak permissions for the installation kit obtained through a Notes 8 download…
published 2007-12-28 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-6560
- cvss
- 6.9
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 28%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
IBM Lotus Notes 8 for Linux before 8.0.1 uses (1) unspecified weak permissions for the installation kit obtained through a Notes 8 download and (2) 0777 permissions for the installdata file that is created by setup.sh, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file.
Exploit prediction
0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
References
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secunia.com
/advisories/27860
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
osvdb.org
/40933
vdb-entry
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2007/4037
vdb-entry
-
securitytracker.com
/id?1019009
vdb-entry
-
osvdb.org
/40934
vdb-entry
- www-1.ibm.com /support/docview.wss?uid=swg21289273
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2007-6594
- NVD CVE-2007-6594
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