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critical 9.3

CVE-2008-7168 json

Insecure method vulnerability in the UUSee UUUpgrade ActiveX control (UUUpgrade.ocx 3.0.2.12) allows remote attackers to force the download…

published 2009-09-08 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-7127

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.6%
EPSS 5.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Insecure method vulnerability in the UUSee UUUpgrade ActiveX control (UUUpgrade.ocx 3.0.2.12) allows remote attackers to force the download and overwrite of arbitrary files via crafted arguments to the Update method, as exploited in the wild in June 2009.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-31980)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

5.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-31980 UUSee 2008 - UUUpgrade ActiveX Control 'Update' Method Arbitrary File Download remote, 2008-06-26
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29963 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • downloads.securityfocus.com http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/29963.html 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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