CIM Server in IBM Director 5.20.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption, connection slot exhaustion, and daemon crash) via a large number of idle connections.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-5612 is rated Moderate Risk (59.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.39%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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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 | 2.98% | 2.39% | -0.59% |
| 2 | 2026-01-06 | 2.76% | 2.98% | +0.23% |
| 3 | 2025-07-22 | — | 2.76% | — |
Full EPSS history (16 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibm | director | — | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:director:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | director | <= 5.20.1 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:director:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | director | 3.1 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:director:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | director | 5.10 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:director:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | director | 5.10.3 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:director:5.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |