DOSBox 0.72 and earlier allows local users to obtain access to the filesystem on the host…
Priority LOW 32Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
DOSBox 0.72 and earlier allows local users to obtain access to the filesystem on the host operating system via the mount command. NOTE: the researcher reports a vendor response stating that this is not a security problem
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00345 28th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-6328
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m882-wm83-jrj3
References
Advisory 1
More Dosbox vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-09405 DOSBox 0.74-2 has Incorrect Access Control. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-05083 A buffer overflow in DOSBox 0.74-2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2007-6328 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-6328 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m882-wm83-jrj3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2007-6328 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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