Is CVE-2008-0890 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-0890 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-0890?

CVE-2008-0890 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-0890

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 before SP4 uses insecure permissions for certain directories, which allows local users to modify JAR files and execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.6 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 0.4% (32th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-0897)
Published: March 12, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-0897 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

redhat / directory server

References

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

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