CVE-2007-5826 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.7% (pctl 89)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the EDraw Flowchart ActiveX control in EDImage.ocx 2.0.2005.1104 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files with arbitrary contents via a full pathname in the second argument to the HttpDownloadFile method, a different product than CVE-2007-4420.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 3.68% — more likely to be exploited than 89% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-11-05 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| edraw | flowchart activex |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | EDraw Flowchart ActiveX Control 2.0 - Insecure Method | 2007-11-02 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/38415
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27462
- http://shinnai.altervista.org/exploits/txt/TXT_3kXDua0a0Tl5Vm5LU3ms.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26308
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3710
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38223
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4598
- http://osvdb.org/38415
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27462
- http://shinnai.altervista.org/exploits/txt/TXT_3kXDua0a0Tl5Vm5LU3ms.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26308
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3710
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38223
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4598
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