CVE-2007-4226
Directory traversal vulnerability in the BlueCat Networks Proteus IPAM appliance 2.0.2.0 (Adonis...
Directory traversal vulnerability in the BlueCat Networks Proteus IPAM appliance 2.0.2.0 (Adonis DNS/DHCP appliance 5.0.2.8) allows remote authenticated administrators, with certain TFTP privileges, to create and overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a pathname. NOTE: this can be leveraged for administrative access by overwriting /etc/shadow.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Directory traversal vulnerability in the BlueCat Networks Proteus IPAM appliance 2.0.2.0 (Adonis DNS/DHCP appliance 5.0.2.8) allows remote authenticated administrators, with certain TFTP privileges, to create and overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a pathname. NOTE: this can be leveraged for administrative access by overwriting /etc/shadow.
- Record
CVE-2007-4226- CVSS 2.0
- 7.1 High
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in the BlueCat Networks Proteus IPAM appliance 2.0.2.0 (Adonis DNS/DHCP appliance 5.0.2.8) allows remote authenticated administrators, with certain TFTP privileges, to create and overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a pathname. NOTE: this can be leveraged for administrative access by overwriting /etc/shadow.
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CVE-2007-4226- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-4209 No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in the BlueCat Networks Proteus IPAM appliance 2.0.2.0 (Adonis DNS/DHCP appliance 5.0.2.8) allows remote authenticated administrators, with certain TFTP privileges, to create and overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a pathname. NOTE: this can be leveraged for administrative access by overwriting /etc/shadow.
- Record
EUVD-2007-4209- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5456-4qxw-qgvg No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in the BlueCat Networks Proteus IPAM appliance 2.0.2.0 (Adonis...
Directory traversal vulnerability in the BlueCat Networks Proteus IPAM appliance 2.0.2.0 (Adonis DNS/DHCP appliance 5.0.2.8) allows remote authenticated administrators, with certain TFTP privileges, to create and overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a pathname. NOTE: this can be leveraged for administrative access by overwriting /etc/shadow.
- Record
GHSA-5456-4qxw-qgvg- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | BlueCat Networks Adonis 5.0.2.8 - TFTP Privilege Escalation | 2007-08-06 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| aliases, exploits, facts, references, title | Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-4226 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Bluecat Networks Adonis, published August 8, 2007. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.77%, the 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.