The Command Line Interface (CLI), aka Adonis Administration Console, on the BlueCat Networks Adonis DNS/DHCP appliance 5.0.2.8 allows local admin users to gain root privileges on the underlying operating system via shell metacharacters in a command.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-4390 is rated High Exploit Risk (64.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.01%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30503 | exploit_db | edb | 2007-08-16 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 1.09% | 1.01% | -0.08% |
| 2 | 2026-02-06 | 0.98% | 1.09% | +0.12% |
| 3 | 2025-05-27 | — | 0.98% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 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 | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| bluecat_networks | adonis | 5.0.2.8 | cpe:2.3:h:bluecat_networks:adonis:5.0.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |