Is CVE-2008-2958 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-2958 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-2958?

CVE-2008-2958 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.4 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-2958

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.4EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

Race condition in (1) checkinstall 1.6.1 and (2) installwatch allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and have other impacts via symlink and possibly other attacks on temporary working directories.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.4 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-362
EPSS score: 0.3% (21th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-2948)
Published: July 1, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-2948 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

checkinstall / checkinstall

References

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

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