CVE-2007-2883: Credant Mobile Guardian Shield for Windows 5.2.1.105 and earlier stores account names and passwords in plainte

Q: How do I fix CVE-2007-2883?

credant mobile guardian shield - windows: upgrade to newer than 5.2.1.105. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2007-2883 being exploited?

CVE-2007-2883 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2007-2883 affect?

CVE-2007-2883 affects credant mobile guardian shield - windows. Severity is medium (CVSS 4.6). Credant Mobile Guardian Shield for Windows 5.2.1.105 and earlier stores account names and passwords in plaintext in memory, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by (1) reading the paging file or (2) dumping and searching

Q: How urgent is CVE-2007-2883?

Priority 23/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Routine

MEDIUM 4.6UPGRADE

CVE-2007-2883 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 4.6) affecting credant mobile guardian shield - windows. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Credant Mobile Guardian Shield for Windows 5.2.1.105 and earlier stores account names and passwords in plaintext in memory, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by (1) reading the paging file or (2) dumping and searching the memory image. NOTE: This issue crosses privilege boundaries because the product is intended to protect the data on a stolen computer.

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	4.6 (Medium)
EPSS exploit chance	0.3% (top 73%)
CISA exploited list	No
Published	2007-05-30
Last modified	2026-06-16

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: credant

Last updated 2026-06-16 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2007-05-30 01:30 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-16 22:40 UTCUpdated Record last modified

credant credant mobile guardian shield - windows UPGRADE

Affected: <= 5.2.1.105

Fixed in: newer than 5.2.1.105

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy credant-mobile-guardian-shield---windows || rpm -q credant-mobile-guardian-shield---windows || credant-mobile-guardian-shield---windows --version

2. UPGRADE to newer than 5.2.1.105 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade credant-mobile-guardian-shield---windows

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade credant-mobile-guardian-shield---windows

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2007-2883?

credant mobile guardian shield - windows: upgrade to newer than 5.2.1.105. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2007-2883 being exploited?

CVE-2007-2883 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2007-2883 affect?

CVE-2007-2883 affects credant mobile guardian shield - windows. Severity is medium (CVSS 4.6). Credant Mobile Guardian Shield for Windows 5.2.1.105 and earlier stores account names and passwords in plaintext in memory, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by (1) reading the paging file or (2) dumping and searching

How urgent is CVE-2007-2883?

Priority 23/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

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