lib/backup-methods.sh in Backup Manager before 0.7.6 provides the MySQL password as a plaintext command line argument, which allows local users to obtain this password by listing the process and its arguments, related to lib/backup-methods.sh.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-2766 is rated Low Risk (38.1/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
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 | 2024-10-10 | 0.04% | 0.06% | +0.02% |
| 2 | 2023-03-07 | 1.03% | 0.04% | -0.99% |
| 3 | 2022-02-04 | — | 1.03% | — |
Full EPSS history (3 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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3.9 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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low | CVE-2007-2766 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (backup-manager), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-2766 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| backup_manager | backup_manager | <= 0.7.5 | cpe:2.3:a:backup_manager:backup_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |