Is CVE-2007-4998 being actively exploited?

CVE-2007-4998 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-4998?

CVE-2007-4998 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.9 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2007-4998

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

cp, when running with an option to preserve symlinks on multiple OSes, allows local, user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack using crafted directories containing multiple source files that are copied to the same destination.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.9 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-59
EPSS score: 0.3% (28th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2007-4979)
Published: January 31, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-4979 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

linux / linux kernel

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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