CVE-2008-2390 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 6.9% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Hpufunction.dll 4.0.0.1 in HP Software Update exposes the unsafe (1) ExecuteAsync and (2) Execute methods, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an absolute pathname in the first argument.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 6.86% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-05-21 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| hp | software update |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | HP Software Update - 'Hpufunction.dll 4.0.0.1' Insecure Method | 2008-04-27 |
References
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