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CVE-2008-6558

27
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-6558 describes an untrusted search path vulnerability in the hvdisp and rcvm components of ReliantHA 1.1.4 on SCO UnixWare 7.1.4. This flaw allows a local attacker to gain root privileges by manipulating the RELIANT_PATH environment variable to execute a malicious program. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable locally with low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA KEV, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
7.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:7.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:unixware:reliantha:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.2HIGH

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.87%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
55.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-5356 · Apr 4, 2008
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0087 is in the 75th percentile among its peer group of 3,237 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

ftp.sco.com / pub/unixware7/714/security/p534850/p534850.txt
PatchVendor Advisory
osvdb.org / 46706
osvdb.org / 46707
secunia.com / advisories/30921
Vendor Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/5356
securityfocus.com / bid/28624
Exploit