CVE-2008-5407

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the Backup Exec remote-agent logon process in Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers 11.0 (aka 11d) builds 6235 and 7170, 12.0 build 1364, and 12.5 build 2213 allow remote attackers to bypass authentication, and read or delete files, via unknown vectors.

Published: 2008-12-10 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-5407 is rated High Risk (68.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.65%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.26% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5407

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 1.39% 2.65% +1.26%
2 2025-03-30 1.03% 1.39% +0.35%
3 2025-03-29 1.03%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-5407

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.4 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 9.2 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-5407

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-5407

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
symantec backup_exec_for_windows_server 11d cpe:2.3:a:symantec:backup_exec_for_windows_server:11d:11.0.6235:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec backup_exec_for_windows_server 11d cpe:2.3:a:symantec:backup_exec_for_windows_server:11d:11.0.7170:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec backup_exec_for_windows_server 12.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:backup_exec_for_windows_server:12.0:12.0.1364:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec backup_exec_for_windows_server 12.5 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:backup_exec_for_windows_server:12.5:12.5.2213:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-5407

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