How many CVEs does gentoo have?

gentoo has 199 published CVE records since 2003, including 5 in the last two years.

How many gentoo CVEs are in CISA KEV?

None of gentoo's CVEs are currently listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Which gentoo products have the most CVEs?

The gentoo products with the most published CVEs are linux, portage, logrotate, webmin, soko.

What are the most common weakness types in gentoo CVEs?

gentoo's CVEs most often map to these CWE weakness types: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')), CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')), CWE-347 (Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature), CWE-354 (Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value).

Are there public exploits for gentoo vulnerabilities?

Yes — 45 of gentoo's CVEs have a known public exploit.

How many critical gentoo vulnerabilities are there?

gentoo has 38 critical and 59 high-severity CVEs.

What is the average severity of gentoo CVEs?

The average CVSS base score across gentoo's scored CVEs is 6.4.

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199 CVEs

gentoo Vulnerabilities

Name: gentoo vulnerability dataset (CVEs)
Creator: RadicalNotion.AI
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

CVE security advisories and vulnerability history for gentoo.

199

Total CVEs

Published

0

In CISA KEV

Exploited in the wild

45

Public exploits

PoC or exploit code

6.4

Avg CVSS

2003–2025

Overview

gentoo has 199 published CVE records since 2003, of which 0 are in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog and 45 have a known public exploit. The average CVSS base score across scored CVEs is 6.4.

This page aggregates every publicly disclosed vulnerability (CVE) affecting gentoo products, with severity breakdowns, the most-affected products, the most common weakness types, and the latest disclosures.

Security scorecard

A quick read on gentoo's vulnerability posture, as a share of its 199 published CVEs.

Average CVSS: 6.4
Critical / high: 49%
Actively exploited (KEV): 0%
Public exploit available: 23%
Patch available: 48%

Severity and exploitation

How the CVSS severity of gentoo's CVEs breaks down, plus how many are exploited in the wild or have public exploit code.

Critical38

High59

Medium71

Low31

In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

0

None of gentoo's CVEs are currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog.

Public exploits

45

45 of gentoo's CVEs have a known public exploit available.

Most affected products

The gentoo products with the most published CVEs. Follow any product to browse its versions and vulnerabilities.

Common weakness types

The CWE weakness categories most often found in gentoo CVEs. Follow any weakness for its full explanation.

CNAs that assign these CVEs

The CVE Numbering Authorities that publish gentoo CVE records.

Disclosure activity by year

How many gentoo CVEs were published each year.

2015

1

2017

5

2018

4

2020

1

2022

1

2023

3

2024

3

2025

5

Latest gentoo CVEs

The most recently disclosed vulnerabilities affecting gentoo.

Rsync: heap buffer overflow in rsync due to improper checksum length handling
CWE-122
Critical · CVSS 9.8
EPSS 72.1%2025-01-15
Rsync: path traversal vulnerability in rsync
CWE-22
High · CVSS 7.5
EPSS 2.3%2025-01-14
Rsync: --safe-links option bypass leads to path traversal
CWE-22
High · CVSS 7.5
EPSS 4.7%2025-01-14
Rsync: rsync server leaks arbitrary client files
CWE-390
Medium · CVSS 6.8
EPSS 1.8%2025-01-14
Rsync: info leak via uninitialized stack contents
CWE-908
High · CVSS 7.5
EPSS 8.7%2025-01-14
High vulnerability · 2024-07-10
CWE-280
High · CVSS 8.8
EPSS 0.6%2024-07-10
Critical vulnerability · 2024-01-15
CWE-732
Critical · CVSS 9.8
EPSS 0.4%2024-01-15
Critical vulnerability · 2024-01-12
CWE-347
Critical · CVSS 9.8
EPSS 0.5%2024-01-12
Medium vulnerability · 2023-12-18
CWE-354
Medium · CVSS 5.9
EPSS 93.3%2023-12-18
Critical vulnerability · 2023-03-20
CWE-89
Critical · CVSS 9.8
EPSS 1.1%2023-03-20
Critical vulnerability · 2023-02-24
CWE-89
Critical · CVSS 9.1
EPSS 0.6%2023-02-24
High vulnerability · 2022-01-21
High · CVSS 7.8
EPSS 0.5%2022-01-21

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about gentoo vulnerabilities.

How many CVEs does gentoo have?: gentoo has 199 published CVE records since 2003, including 5 in the last two years.
How many gentoo CVEs are in CISA KEV?: None of gentoo's CVEs are currently listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Which gentoo products have the most CVEs?: The gentoo products with the most published CVEs are linux, portage, logrotate, webmin, soko.
What are the most common weakness types in gentoo CVEs?: gentoo's CVEs most often map to these CWE weakness types: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')), CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')), CWE-347 (Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature), CWE-354 (Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value).
Are there public exploits for gentoo vulnerabilities?: Yes — 45 of gentoo's CVEs have a known public exploit.
How many critical gentoo vulnerabilities are there?: gentoo has 38 critical and 59 high-severity CVEs.
What is the average severity of gentoo CVEs?: The average CVSS base score across gentoo's scored CVEs is 6.4.

References

Vulnerability data is sourced from the CVE Program; severity, KEV, and exploit signals are aggregated by RadicalNotion.AI.

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