Is CVE-2007-6199 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2007-6199 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2007-6199?

CVE-2007-6199 has a CVSS v2 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2007-6199?

CVE-2007-6199 has an EPSS score of 4.14% (90th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2007-6199?

Upgrade rsync on debian 11 to 2.6.9-6 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2007-6199

HIGHEPSS 90th pctl

9.3

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

rsync before 3.0.0pre6, when running a writable rsync daemon that is not using chroot, allows remote attackers to access restricted files via unknown vectors that cause rsync to create a symlink that points outside of the module's hierarchy.

CWE-16

How to fix

Remediation Available

rsyncDebian

Fixed in:2.6.9-6CVE-2007-6199

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

4.14%probability of exploitation in 30 days

90thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 90% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

securityfocus.com

Vendor Advisory1

secunia.com

Other references15

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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.