CVE-2007-2333

Nortel VPN Router (aka Contivity) 1000, 2000, 4000, and 5000 before 5_05.149, 5_05.3xx before 5_05.304, and 6.x before 6_05.140 includes the FIPSecryptedtest1219 and FIPSunecryptedtest1219 default accounts in the LDAP template, which might allow remote attackers to access the private network.

Published: 2007-04-27 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-2333 is rated High Risk (70.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.61%). Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-2333

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 2026-05-21 2.51% 2.61% +0.10%
2 2025-12-14 2.41% 2.51% +0.10%
3 2025-03-30 2.41%

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-2333

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-2333

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2007-2333

Solution: The vendor has addressed this issue through a product update that can be found at: http://www130.nortelnetworks.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=567877&RenditionID=&poid=null

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-2333

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
nortel contivity 1000_vpn_switch cpe:2.3:h:nortel:contivity:1000_vpn_switch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nortel contivity 2000_vpn_switch cpe:2.3:h:nortel:contivity:2000_vpn_switch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nortel contivity 4000_vpn_switch cpe:2.3:h:nortel:contivity:4000_vpn_switch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nortel vpn_router_5000 cpe:2.3:h:nortel:vpn_router_5000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nortel vpn_router_portfolio cpe:2.3:h:nortel:vpn_router_portfolio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-2333

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