CVE-2007-5762

NICM.SYS driver 3.0.0.4, as used in Novell NetWare Client 4.91 SP4, allows local users to execute...

7.2 HighPublic exploit

NICM.SYS driver 3.0.0.4, as used in Novell NetWare Client 4.91 SP4, allows local users to execute arbitrary code by opening the \.\nicm device and providing crafted kernel addresses via IOCTLs with the METHOD_NEITHER buffering mode.

Exploit likelihood

0.88%Down 1.3 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

Record: CVE-2007-5762
CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2007-5762
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2007-5732 No score

Record: EUVD-2007-5732
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jvm6-98cw-prpg No score

NICM.SYS driver 3.0.0.4, as used in Novell NetWare Client 4.91 SP4, allows local users to execute...

Record: GHSA-jvm6-98cw-prpg
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

novell netware client

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Novell Client 4.91 SP4 - Local Privilege Escalation	2012-05-22

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	aliases, exploits, facts, references, title	Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, NVD

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

In short

CVE-2007-5762 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Novell Netware Client, published January 9, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.88%, the 59th percentile. No source names a fixed version.