Is CVE-2008-6559 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-6559 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-6559?

CVE-2008-6559 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-6559

HIGH · CVSS 7.2EPSS 0.8%EU EUVD

Merge mcd in ReliantHA 1.1.4 in SCO UnixWare 7.1.4 allows local users to gain root privileges via a crafted -d argument that contains .. (dot dot) sequences that point to a directory containing a file whose name includes shell metacharacters.

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-20
EPSS score: 0.8% (57th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-6522)
Published: March 30, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-6522 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

sco / reliantha
sco / unixware

References

ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/unixware7/714/security/p534850/p534850.txt(Vendor Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/30921(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.osvdb.org/51234
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28625(Exploit, Patch)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5357

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

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