Is CVE-2007-5040 being actively exploited?

CVE-2007-5040 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-5040?

CVE-2007-5040 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.1 (LOW).

CVE-2007-5040

LOW · CVSS 2.1EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

Ghost Security Suite alpha 1.200 does not properly validate certain parameters to System Service Descriptor Table (SSDT) function handlers, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly gain privileges via the (1) NtCreateKey, (2) NtCreateThread, (3) NtDeleteValueKey, (4) NtQueryValueKey, (5) NtSetSystemInformation, and (6) NtSetValueKey kernel SSDT hooks.

Key facts

CVSS score: 2.1 (v2.0)
Severity: LOW
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-20
EPSS score: 0.3% (23th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2007-5021)
Published: September 24, 2007
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-5021 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

ghostsecurity / ghost security suite

References

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

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