CVE-2007-3970

Q: How do I fix CVE-2007-3970?

Upgrade nod32 antivirus to 2.2289 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2007-3970 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2007-3970 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 5.6% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 92% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2007-3970?

CVE-2007-3970 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.6, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2007-3970 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for nod32 antivirus (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

HIGHEPSS 92th pctl

7.6

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Race condition in ESET NOD32 Antivirus before 2.2289 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted CAB file, which triggers heap corruption.

CWE-362Race Condition

How to fix

Remediation Available

nod32 antivirusNVD

Affected:< 2.2289Fixed in:2.2289CVE-2007-3970derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

5.58%probability of exploitation in 30 days

92ndpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 92% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Third-Party Advisory3

Other references5

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2024-6387	High	8.1	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-36884	High	7.5	99%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2018-15473	Medium	5.3	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-27983	High	8.2	87%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-0226	Medium	6.8	86%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-5195	High	7.0	84%	KEV	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2007-3970?

Upgrade nod32 antivirus to 2.2289 or later.

Is CVE-2007-3970 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2007-3970 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 5.6% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 92% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2007-3970?

CVE-2007-3970 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.6, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2007-3970 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for nod32 antivirus (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.