Untrusted search path vulnerability in db2pd in IBM DB2 Universal Database (UDB) 8 before FixPak 16 and 9 before Fix Pack 4 allows local users to gain root privileges via a modified DB2INSTANCE environment variable that points to a malicious library. NOTE: this might be the same issue as CVE-2008-0697.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-5757 is rated Low Risk (36.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.33%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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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 | 0.06% | 0.33% | +0.27% |
| 2 | 2025-03-17 | 0.04% | 0.06% | +0.02% |
| 3 | 2023-03-07 | — | 0.04% | — |
Full EPSS history (4 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.9 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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3.4 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibm | db2_universal_database | <= 8.0 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:*:fixpak_15:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | db2_universal_database | 9.0 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:9.0:fixpak_3a:*:*:*:*:*:* |