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CVE-2008-4294

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.2)—
Severity7.2High · CVSS 2.0
Exploitation probability0.40 %higher than 32% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

IBM Tivoli Netcool/Webtop 2.1 before 2.1.0.5 preserves cached user privileges after logout, which allows physically proximate attackers to hijack a session by visiting an unattended workstation, as demonstrated by a root session that is still valid after a subsequent read-only session has begun.

CVSS

Base score
7.2
Version
2.0
Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.40 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs
32
Score date
10/21/2026

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)

IBM — Tivoli Netcool Webtop

CWEs

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