Is CVE-2008-4946 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-4946 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-4946?

CVE-2008-4946 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.9 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-4946

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

convirt 0.8.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/set_output temporary file, related to the (1) _template_/provision.sh, (2) Linux_CD_Install/provision.sh, (3) Fedora_PV_Install/provision.sh, (4) CentOS_PV_Install/provision.sh, (5) common/provision.sh, (6) example/provision.sh, and (7) Windows_CD_Install/provision.sh scripts in image_store/.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.9 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-59
EPSS score: 0.4% (35th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-4925)
Published: November 5, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-4925 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

convirture / convirt

References

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

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