CVE-2007-2055

AFFLIB 2.2.8 and earlier allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters involving (1) certain command line parameters in tools/afconvert.cpp and (2) arguments to the get_parameter function in aimage/ident.cpp. NOTE: it is unknown if the get_parameter vector (2) is ever called.

Published: 2007-04-30 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-2055 is rated Moderate Risk (59.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.23%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.53% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-2055

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.69% 2.23% +1.53%
2 2026-03-26 0.54% 0.69% +0.15%
3 2026-03-02 0.54%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-2055

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-2055

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2007-2055

Solution: The vendor has addressed this issue through a product update which can be found at: http://www.afflib.org/downloads/

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-2055

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
afflib afflib <= 2.2.8 cpe:2.3:a:afflib:afflib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-2055

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