SAP MaxDB 7.6.03 build 007 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via "&&" and other shell metacharacters in exec_sdbinfo and other unspecified commands, which are executed when MaxDB invokes cons.exe.
CVE-2008-0244
This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 10.0 — v2 rates that HIGH (v2 bands: LOW 0.0–3.9 / MEDIUM 4.0–6.9 / HIGH 7.0–10.0; v2 has no CRITICAL band). Vector AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. CVSS v2 is an older, coarser metric than v3.1/v4.0 (no Scope, no User Interaction, no Attack Requirements), so it is not directly comparable to a v3 or v4 score. NVD has never re-scored this record under v3. EPSS predicts 80.3% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.
- High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 80%
- Public exploit code is available (Metasploit, Exploit-DB, marked verified by Exploit-DB)
No fix has been recorded since the CVE record was published in 2008 — isolate the affected system (restrict network access to it, for example with a firewall, or keep it off the internet) or retire the product.
- CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
- 10.0HIGHNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
- EG Score
- 10.0HIGHlow confidence
- EG Risk
- 82EG Risk 82/100
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computed (value × EchelonGraph’s weight)Severity100% × 45%The EG Score, 10.0 of 10.Exploitation80% × 40%FIRST EPSS: the 30-day exploitation probability when EchelonGraph scored this CVE.Automatability30% × 15%EchelonGraph's default before algorithm v3.4: CISA had not published Automatable for this CVE.SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph): Track at low, Track or Track* at medium and Track* or Attend at high mission impact.Exploitation public PoC (EG-KEV: weaponized) · Automatable unknown (not published for this CVE) · Technical impact unknown (not published for this CVE). EchelonGraph holds no SSVC assessment of this CVE from CISA: none of these inputs is from Vulnrichment. EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE.Action: No fix has been recorded since the CVE record was published in 2008. Isolate the affected system within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high (restrict network access to it, for example with a firewall, or keep it off the internet) or retire the product. - EPSS PROB
- 80%
- EPSS %ILE
- 99th
- KEV
- Not listed
SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph)Track at low, Track or Track* at medium and Track* or Attend at high mission impact.
No fix has been recorded since the CVE record was published in 2008. Isolate the affected system within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high (restrict network access to it, for example with a firewall, or keep it off the internet) or retire the product.
Exploitation public PoC (EG-KEV: weaponized) · Automatable unknown (not published for this CVE) · Technical impact unknown (not published for this CVE). EchelonGraph holds no SSVC assessment of this CVE from CISA: none of these inputs is from Vulnrichment. EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE. Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it. CISA's table makes it high when Mission Prevalence is Essential — the vulnerable component "directly provides capabilities that constitute at least one MEF for at least one entity" (MEF: mission essential function) — or when Public Well-Being Impact is Irreversible: "multiple fatalities are likely", the cyber-physical system "is likely lost or destroyed", "extreme or serious externalities" are imposed on other parties, or social systems such as elections or the financial grid "are destabilized and potentially collapse". CISA's decision table
Published
January 12, 2008
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (9)
- MITRE · CVE Programhttp://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/sapone-adv.txtExploit
- MITRE · CVE Programhttp://secunia.com/advisories/28409Vendor Advisory
- MITRE · CVE Programhttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/3536
- MITRE · CVE Programhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486039/100/0/threaded
- MITRE · CVE Programhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27206Exploit
- MITRE · CVE Programhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019171
- MITRE · CVE Programhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0104
- MITRE · CVE Programhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39573
- MITRE · CVE Programhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4877
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
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Each row is a time one of our pipelines fetched, updated or re-scored this CVE. 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. An arrow marks a change the record states ("CVSS v3 → 9.1"); EPSS and GHSA rows show the values recorded at that time, not what changed (EPSS values are rounded; hover one for the exact figures). Most recent first.
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- 2026-05-30 23:24 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-m8c7-xxh7-qrh7 · GitHub severity HIGH
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Publicly available exploits
(2 references)Public exploit code is referenced for this CVE (1 Metasploit module, 1 Exploit-DB entry). No fix is on record, so defenders should restrict or isolate affected systems accordingly.
- Metasploitauxiliary/admin/maxdb/maxdb_cons_exec✓ verifiedPublished Jan 20, 2008
SAP MaxDB cons.exe Remote Command Injection
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-4877✓ verifiedPublished Jan 9, 2008
SAP MaxDB 7.6.03.07 - Remote Command Execution
Open source ↗
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