CVE-2007-5922

Status: ModifiedMedium (5)—

The modules/mdop.m in the Cypress 1.0k script for BitchX, as downloaded from a distribution site in November 2007, contains an externally introduced backdoor that e-mails sensitive information (hostnames, usernames, and shell history) to a fixed address.

CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Base score: 5

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.04%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 63
Score date: 10/6/2026

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 (2)

Bitchx — Bitchx Cypress — Cypress

CWEs

CWE-200

References

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