CVE-2007-4749

Status: ModifiedMedium (6.8)—

The cmdjob utility in Autodesk Backburner 3.0.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands on render servers by queueing jobs that contain these commands. NOTE: this is only a vulnerability in environments in which the administrator has not followed documentation that outlines the security risks of operating Backburner on untrusted networks.

CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Base score: 6.8

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.79%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 78
Score date: 10/7/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Autodesk — Backburner

CWEs

CWE-16

References

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