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Vulnerability · CVE-2007-5626

make_catalog_backup in Bacula 2.2.5, and probably earlier, sends a MySQL password as a command line argument, and sometimes transmits cleartext e-mail containing this command line,

Published Oct 23, 2007 · catalog updated Oct 21, 2026 · make_catalog_backup in Bacula 2.2.5,

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2007-5626. EPSS is 0.29%. Act only if a listed version of make_catalog_backup in Bacula 2.2.5, is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (make_catalog_backup in Bacula 2.2.5,).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.29%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
Debian:12 bacula · Debian:13 bacula · Debian:14 bacula

make_catalog_backup in Bacula 2.2.5, and probably earlier, sends a MySQL password as a command line argument, and sometimes transmits cleartext e-mail containing this command line, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain the password by listing the process and its arguments, or by sniffing the network.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • Debian:12 bacula0 → 5.0.0-1
  • Debian:13 bacula0 → 5.0.0-1
  • Debian:14 bacula0 → 5.0.0-1

How to fix CVE-2007-5626

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2007-5626. EPSS is 0.29%. Act only if a listed version of make_catalog_backup in Bacula 2.2.5, is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 0 → 5.0.0-1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.29%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Debian security

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 23, 2007 · Trivy Vulnerability DB

    Detected

    make_catalog_backup in Bacula 2.2.5, and probably earlier, sends a MySQL password as a command line argument, and sometimes transmits cleartext e-mail containing this command line, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain the password by listing the process and its arguments, or by sniffing the network.

  2. Oct 21, 2026 · Trivy Vulnerability DB

    Fix available

    bacula fixed in 5.0.0-1; bacula fixed in 5.0.0-1; bacula fixed in 5.0.0-1

  3. Oct 21, 2026 · Trivy Vulnerability DB

    Fix available

    bacula fixed in 5.0.0-1

  4. Oct 21, 2026 · Trivy Vulnerability DB

    Updated

    make_catalog_backup in Bacula 2.2.5, and probably earlier, sends a MySQL password as a command line argument, and sometimes transmits cleartext e-mail containing this command line, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain the password by listing the process and its arguments, or by sniffing the network.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2007-5626

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2007-5626

    30-day exploitation probability 0.29%

    first.org
  • Trivy Vulnerability DBPackage advisoryDEBIAN-CVE-2007-5626

    make_catalog_backup in Bacula 2.2.5, and probably earlier, sends a MySQL password as a command line argument, and sometimes transmits cleartext e-mail containing this command line, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain the password by listing the process and its argu

    osv.dev

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 21, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.