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CVE-2007-2279
The Scheduler Service (VxSchedService.exe) in Symantec Storage Foundation for Windows 5.0 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication…
High9.3EPSS 5.8%
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- mitre
Description
The Scheduler Service (VxSchedService.exe) in Symantec Storage Foundation for Windows 5.0 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary code via certain requests to the service socket that create (1) PreScript or (2) PostScript registry values under Veritas\VxSvc\CurrentVersion\Schedules specifying future command execution.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.8% · top 6.8% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (9)
- http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2007.06.01.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 25537 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20070605 TPTI-07-08: Symantec Veritas Storage Foundation Scheduler Service Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1018188 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/288627.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 36104 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 24194 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- ADV-2007-2035 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- symantec-scheduler-security-bypass(34680) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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