Is CVE-2007-5757 being actively exploited?

CVE-2007-5757 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-5757?

CVE-2007-5757 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.9 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2007-5757

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

Untrusted search path vulnerability in db2pd in IBM DB2 Universal Database (UDB) 8 before FixPak 16 and 9 before Fix Pack 4 allows local users to gain root privileges via a modified DB2INSTANCE environment variable that points to a malicious library. NOTE: this might be the same issue as CVE-2008-0697.

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-264
EPSS score: 0.3% (26th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2007-5727)
Published: February 13, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-5727 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

ibm / db2 universal database
ibm / db2 universal database

References

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

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