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critical 9.3

CVE-2008-3957 in the critical feed json

The Microsoft Windows Image Acquisition Logger ActiveX control allows remote attackers to force the download of arbitrary files onto a clie…

published 2008-09-09 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-3942

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
17.8%
EPSS 17.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

The Microsoft Windows Image Acquisition Logger ActiveX control allows remote attackers to force the download of arbitrary files onto a client system via a URL in the first argument to the Open method, in conjunction with a full destination pathname in the first argument to the Save method. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-32345)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

17.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-32345 Microsoft Windows - Image Acquisition Logger ActiveX Control Arbitrary File Overwrite (2) remote, 2008-09-08
  • EDB-32344 Microsoft Windows - Image Acquisition Logger ActiveX Control Arbitrary File Overwrite (1) remote, 2008-09-08
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31069 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-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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