CVE-2004-2778

HIGHNVD 7.17.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-04-29. NVD baseline CVSS 7.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
7.1
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.1Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Ebuild in Gentoo may change directory and file permissions depending on the order of installed packages, which allows local users to read or write to restricted directories or execute restricted commands via navigating to the affected directories, or executing the affected commands.

CVSS v3
7.1
EG Score
7.1(medium)
EPSS
25.0%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 27, 2017

Last Modified

May 13, 2026

References (12)

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 4× in last 7d / 30× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-06 02:19 UTCEPSS rescore
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  32. 2026-05-22 12:17 UTCEG score recompute
  33. 2026-05-22 12:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2004-2778?
CVE-2004-2778 is a high vulnerability published on June 27, 2017. Ebuild in Gentoo may change directory and file permissions depending on the order of installed packages, which allows local users to read or write to restricted directories or execute restricted commands via navigating to the affected directories, or executing the affected commands.
When was CVE-2004-2778 disclosed?
CVE-2004-2778 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 27, 2017, with the most recent update on May 13, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2004-2778 actively exploited?
CVE-2004-2778 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 25.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2004-2778?
CVE-2004-2778 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2004-2778?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2004-2778, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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