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CVE-2008-4294
IBM Tivoli Netcool/Webtop 2.1 before 2.1.0.5 preserves cached user privileges after logout, which allows physically proximate attackers to…
High7.2EPSS 0.40%
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Description
IBM Tivoli Netcool/Webtop 2.1 before 2.1.0.5 preserves cached user privileges after logout, which allows physically proximate attackers to hijack a session by visiting an unattended workstation, as demonstrated by a root session that is still valid after a subsequent read-only session has begun.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.40% · top 66% 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 7.2.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (6)
- ADV-2008-2690 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- tivoli-netcoolwebtop-privilege-escalation(45419) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 32036 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 31414 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24018932 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- IZ21888 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
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