CVE-2008-4986

wims 3.62 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/env###...

6.9 MediumFix available

wims 3.62 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/env#####, (b) /tmp/sed#####, and (c) /tmp/referer-home.log temporary files, related to the (1) coqweb and (2) account.sh scripts.

Exploit likelihood

0.39%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.9

Record: CVE-2008-4986
CVSS 2.0: 6.9 MediumAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2008-4986
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-4965 No score

Record: EUVD-2008-4965
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vffm-6xrx-22h3 No score

wims 3.62 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/env###...

Record: GHSA-vffm-6xrx-22h3
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2008-4986
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-4986 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4986
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

georges khaznadar wims

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`wims` Debian:13	before 3.62-13.1	3.62-13.1
`wims` Debian:14	before 3.62-13.1	3.62-13.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-4986 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Georges Khaznadar Wims, published November 6, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. Fixed in wims 3.62-13.1.