THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2007-5006
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2007-5006

Brightstor Arcserve Backup Laptops Desktops vulnerability

CVSS
10.0
EPSS
21.2%
EPSS pct
97th
Exploited
No known
Multiple command handlers in CA (Computer Associates) BrightStor ARCserve Backup for Laptops and Desktops r11.0 through r11.5 do not verify if a peer is authenticated, which allows remote attackers to add and delete users, and start client restores.
Affected vendor
Broadcom
Affected product
Brightstor Arcserve Backup Laptops Desktops
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-287 — Improper Authentication
Published
2007-10-01

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 21.2% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2007-5006

  • Confirm whether Broadcom Brightstor Arcserve Backup Laptops Desktops is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2007-5006.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

How ThreatPort helps with CVE-2007-5006

ThreatPort's external attack surface scanner checks your internet-facing assets — agentlessly, from the outside in — for the exposed services and versions that CVE-2007-5006 affects, then prioritises the finding by real risk using CISA KEV and FIRST.org EPSS.

Run a free external exposure scan

Are you exposed to CVE-2007-5006?

Run an instant, non-intrusive external scan to check your attack surface for CVE-2007-5006.

Start free scan

No credit card. Agentless.

Related vulnerabilities

HIGH
CVE-2013-0030
Internet Explorer vulnerability
HIGH
CVE-2013-0073
.Net Framework vulnerability
HIGH
CVE-2013-0077
Windows Server 2003 vulnerability