Is CVE-2007-6705 being actively exploited?

CVE-2007-6705 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-6705?

CVE-2007-6705 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 3.3 (LOW).

CVE-2007-6705

LOW · CVSS 3.3EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

The WebSphere MQ XA 5.3 before FP13 and 6.0.x before 6.0.2.1 client for Windows, when running in an MTS or a COM+ environment, grants the PROCESS_DUP_HANDLE privilege to the Everyone group upon connection to a queue manager, which allows local users to duplicate an arbitrary handle and possibly hijack an arbitrary process.

Key facts

CVSS score: 3.3 (v2.0)
Severity: LOW
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 0.3% (18th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2007-6669)
Published: March 9, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-6669 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

ibm / websphere mq
ibm / websphere mq

Certified products that may be affected

2 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

IBM WebSphere DataPower Firmware Version 6.0.2.0 - IBM Corporation - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-0901-2015 - archived
IBM WebSphere MQ 6.0.1.1 - IBM United Kingdom Limited - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-0031-2006 - archived

References

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

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