Is CVE-2008-5188 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2008-5188 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2008-5188?

CVE-2008-5188 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2008-5188?

CVE-2008-5188 has an EPSS score of 0.39% (31th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2008-5188?

Upgrade ecryptfs-utils on debian 11 to 66-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2008-5188

HIGH

7.2

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

The (1) ecryptfs-setup-private, (2) ecryptfs-setup-confidential, and (3) ecryptfs-setup-pam-wrapped.sh scripts in ecryptfs-utils 45 through 61 in eCryptfs place cleartext passwords on command lines, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing the process.

CWE-255

How to fix

Remediation Available

ecryptfs-utilsDebian

Fixed in:66-1CVE-2008-5188

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

0.39%probability of exploitation in 30 days

31stpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 31% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references14

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-255 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2010-0219	High	10.0	90%	-	-
CVE-2013-4786	High	7.5	82%	-	-
CVE-2014-9195	High	10.0	81%	-	-
CVE-2009-3548	High	7.5	79%	-	-
CVE-2009-4189	High	10.0	79%	-	-
CVE-2017-8229	Critical	9.8	74%	-	-

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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.