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critical 9.3

CVE-2007-6506 in the critical feed json

The HPRulesEngine.ContentCollection.1 ActiveX Control in RulesEngine.dll for HP Software Update 4.000.005.007 and earlier, including 3.0.8.…

published 2007-12-20 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-6472

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
16.3%
EPSS 16.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

The HPRulesEngine.ContentCollection.1 ActiveX Control in RulesEngine.dll for HP Software Update 4.000.005.007 and earlier, including 3.0.8.4, allows remote attackers to (1) overwrite and corrupt arbitrary files via arguments to the SaveToFile method, and possibly (2) access arbitrary files via the LoadDataFromFile method.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-4757)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

16.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-4757 HP Software Update Client 3.0.8.4 - Multiple Vulnerabilities dos, 2007-12-19
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26950 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

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