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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 9, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2007-5665

CVE-2007-5665

Description

STEngine.exe 3.5.0.20 in Novell ZENworks Endpoint Security Management (ESM) 3.5, and other ESM versions before 3.5.0.82, dynamically creates scripts in a world-writable directory when generating diagnostic reports, which allows local users to gain privileges, as demonstrated by creating a cmd.exe binary in the diagnostic report directory.

Affected products

3
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_endpoint_security_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_endpoint_security_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=3.5
    • (no CPE)range: <3.5.0.82
  • Novell/ESMllm-create
    Range: <3.5.0.82

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

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