Is CVE-2007-5714 being actively exploited?

CVE-2007-5714 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-5714?

CVE-2007-5714 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2007-5714

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 1.8%EU EUVD

The Gentoo ebuild of MLDonkey before 2.9.0-r3 has a p2p user account with an empty default password and valid login shell, which might allow remote attackers to obtain login access and execute arbitrary code.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.8 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-287
EPSS score: 1.8% (79th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2007-5685)
Published: October 30, 2007
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-5685 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 17, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

gentoo / mldonkey ebuild

References

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

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