CVE-2007-6594 — IBM Lotus Notes 8 for Linux before 8.0.1 uses (1) unspecified weak permissions for the installation kit obtained through a Notes 8 download and (2) 0777 permissions for the installdata file that is created by setup.sh, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file

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IBM Lotus Notes 8 for Linux before 8.0.1 uses (1) unspecified weak permissions for the installation kit obtained through a Notes 8 download and (2) 0777 permissions for the installdata file that is created by setup.sh, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file

Published Dec 28, 2007

6.9

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 0.34%

Description

IBM Lotus Notes 8 for Linux before 8.0.1 uses (1) unspecified weak permissions for the installation kit obtained through a Notes 8 download and (2) 0777 permissions for the installdata file that is created by setup.sh, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.34% 0.00344

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00344

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (9 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	0.34% (0.00344)	25.47th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.34% (0.00344)	25.97th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.04% (0.00037)	8.09th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.04% (0.00042)	5.07th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.04% (0.00042)	5.63th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.03% (0.01034)	41.69th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 10, 2022	1.03% (0.01034)	39.91th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.03% (0.01034)	37.91th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.03% (0.01034)	20.32th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-264

References (6)

http://osvdb.org/40933
vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://osvdb.org/40934
vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://secunia.com/advisories/27860
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019009
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21289273
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4037
vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN

Link	Providers	Tags
http://osvdb.org/40933		vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://osvdb.org/40934		vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://secunia.com/advisories/27860		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019009		vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21289273		x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4037		vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Dec 28, 2007

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Dec 28, 2007

Link CVE-2007-6594

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2007-6594

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2007-6594