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CVE-2008-6954: michael_dehaan cobbler

Modified
AliasesGHSA-p8w2-f44p-fmcjPYSEC-2026-795
Published 12-08-2009Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-6954 is a high (CVSS 9.0) vulnerability in michael_dehaan cobbler. EPSS estimates a 2.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 9, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
9.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.16%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 12-08-2009
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The web interface (CobblerWeb) in Cobbler before 1.2.9 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary Python code in cobblerd by editing a Cheetah kickstart template to import arbitrary Python modules.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.16%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

82%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 2.16% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Michael_dehaan1 product
  • cobbler≤ 1.2.8 | 0.1.1.7 | 0.2.1 | 0.2.2 | 0.2.3 | 0.2.5 | 0.2.7 | 0.2.8 | 0.2.9 | 0.3.0 | 0.3.1 | 0.3.3 | 0.3.4 | 0.3.5 | 0.3.6 | 0.3.7 | 0.3.9 | 0.4.0 | 0.4.2 | 0.4.3 | 0.4.5 | 0.4.6 | 0.4.7 | 0.4.8 | 0.5.0 | 0.6.0 | 0.6.1 | 0.6.3 | 0.6.4 | 0.6.5 | 0.8.1 | 0.8.3 | 1.0.0 | 1.0.2 | 1.0.2-1 | 1.0.3-1 | 1.2.0 | 1.2.2 | 1.2.3 | 1.2.5 | 1.2.6 | 1.2.7
PyPI1 product
  • cobbler< 1.2.9

2 vendors · 2 products

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