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CVE-2007-5665

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2008-01-09 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

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.

Affected products

• Novell Zenworks Endpoint Security Management: through 3.5

References

• http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=635
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28351
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27146
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019155
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0044
• http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=635
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28351
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27146
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019155
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0044

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