CVE-2008-4926 EXPLOIT
9.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 7.1% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Multiple insecure method vulnerabilities in MW6 Technologies PDF417 ActiveX control (MW6PDF417Lib.PDF417, MW6PDF417.dll) 3.0.0.1 allow remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname argument to the (1) SaveAsBMP and (2) SaveAsWMF methods.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 7.07% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-11-04 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mw6 technologies | pdf417 activex |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | MW6 PDF417 - ActiveX 'MW6PDF417.dll' Remote Insecure Method | 2008-10-29 |
References
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