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high 7.2

CVE-2004-2686 json

Directory traversal vulnerability in the vfs_getvfssw function in Solaris 2.6, 7, 8, and 9 allows local users to load arbitrary kernel modu…

published 2004-12-31 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-2676

cvss
7.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.2%
EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 67%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in the vfs_getvfssw function in Solaris 2.6, 7, 8, and 9 allows local users to load arbitrary kernel modules via crafted (1) mount or (2) sysfs system calls. NOTE: this might be the same issue as CVE-2004-1767, but there are insufficient details to be sure.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-23874)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

1.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-23874 Sun Solaris 2.6/7.0/8/9 - vfs_getvfssw function Privilege Escalation local, 2004-03-23
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9962 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

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