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CVE-2007-5665

VendornovellProductzenworks endpoint security managementDiscoveredJan 9, 2008UpdatedApr 23, 2026

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.

CVSS v3.1
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EPSS
0.37%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
Connections
2 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Jan 9, 2008
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Apr 23, 2026