Is CVE-2008-4406 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-4406 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-4406?

CVE-2008-4406 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-4406

HIGH · CVSS 7.2EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

A certain Debian patch to the run scripts for sabre (aka xsabre) 0.2.4b allows local users to delete or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on unspecified .tmp files.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.2 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-59
EPSS score: 0.3% (28th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-4387)
Published: October 3, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-4387 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

debian / xsabre

References

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

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