SUSE Lifecycle Management Server (SLMS) before 1.3.7 uses world-readable permissions for the secret keys, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-7042 is rated Low Risk (27.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.34%). 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 | 0.05% | 0.34% | +0.29% |
| 2 | 2026-06-13 | 0.05% | 0.05% | -0.00% |
| 3 | 2023-03-07 | — | 0.05% | — |
Full EPSS history (4 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.6 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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3.9 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| novell | suse_lifecycle_management_server | <= 1.3 | cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_lifecycle_management_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| novell | suse_lifecycle_management_server | 1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_lifecycle_management_server:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| novell | suse_lifecycle_management_server | 1.1 | cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_lifecycle_management_server:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| novell | suse_lifecycle_management_server | 1.2 | cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_lifecycle_management_server:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |