The ActiveScan ActiveX Control (as2guiie.dll) in Panda ActiveScan before 1.02.00 allows remote attackers to download and execute arbitrary…

published 2008-07-11 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-3146

cvss: 9.3; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 4.1%; EPSS 4.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

The ActiveScan ActiveX Control (as2guiie.dll) in Panda ActiveScan before 1.02.00 allows remote attackers to download and execute arbitrary cabinet (CAB) files via unspecified URLs passed to the Update method.

Timeline

2008-07-04 First public exploit (EDB-6004)
2008-07-11 Published

Exploit prediction

4.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

EDB-6004 Panda Security ActiveScan 2.0 (Update) - Remote Buffer Overflow remote, 2008-07-04
karol.wiesek.pl http://karol.wiesek.pl/files/panda.tgz 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

Classification

Weakness

CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

exploit-db.com /exploits/6004
exploit
karol.wiesek.pl /files/panda.tgz
exploit
secunia.com /advisories/30841
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
vupen.com /english/advisories/2008/2008/references
vdb-entry
securityfocus.com /bid/30086
vdb-entry
lists.grok.org.uk /pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-July/063061.html
mailing-list
lists.grok.org.uk /pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-July/063068.html
mailing-list
securitytracker.com /id?1020432
vdb-entry
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/43587
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2008-3156
NVD CVE-2008-3156

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Summary