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CVE-2004-2686

27
FAUCET Score

CVE-2004-2686 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in the vfs_getvfssw function within Solaris versions 2.6, 7, 8, and 9. This flaw allows local users to load arbitrary kernel modules through specially crafted mount or sysfs system calls. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.2, indicating high severity with local access, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit for privilege escalation is available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit/Nuclei modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:7.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:8.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:9.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
1.17%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
64.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-23874 · Mar 23, 2004
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0117 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 3,241 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

seclists.org / bugtraq/2004/Apr/0081.html
securitytracker.com / id
Patch
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1381
derkeiler.com / Mailing-Lists/Full-Disclosure/2004-04/0297.html
immunitysec.com / downloads/solaris_kernel_vfs.sxw.pdf
securityfocus.com / bid/9962
ExploitPatch