Is CVE-2008-4580 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-4580 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-4580?

CVE-2008-4580 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-4580

HIGH · CVSS 7.2EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

fence_manual, as used in fence 2.02.00-r1 and possibly cman, allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the fence_manual.fifo temporary file.

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: 0.4% (30th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-4560)
Published: October 15, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-4560 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

gentoo / cman
gentoo / fence

References

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

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