Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in setroubleshoot 2.0.5 allows local users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted (1) file or (2) process name, which triggers an Access Vector Cache (AVC) log entry in a log file used during composition of HTML documents for sealert.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-5496 is rated Low Risk (18.4/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.39%). Mandatory action: Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.
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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 | 0.07% | 0.39% | +0.31% |
| 2 | 2023-03-07 | 1.03% | 0.07% | -0.96% |
| 3 | 2023-02-13 | — | 1.03% | — |
Full EPSS history (5 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.9 | 2.0 | LOW |
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3.4 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
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redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-5496 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| selinux | setroubleshoot | 2.0.5 | cpe:2.3:a:selinux:setroubleshoot:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |