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Fencer Vulns
high 7.2

CVE-2007-5665 json

STEngine.exe 3.5.0.20 in Novell ZENworks Endpoint Security Management (ESM) 3.5, and other ESM versions before 3.5.0.82, dynamically create…

published 2008-01-09 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-5637

cvss
7.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 30%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

STEngine.exe 3.5.0.20 in Novell ZENworks Endpoint Security Management (ESM) 3.5, and other ESM versions before 3.5.0.82, dynamically creates scripts in a world-writable directory when generating diagnostic reports, which allows local users to gain privileges, as demonstrated by creating a cmd.exe binary in the diagnostic report directory.

Patch / fix

Exploit prediction

0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

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-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.