Absolute directory traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in the VB To VSI Support Library (VBTOVSI.DLL) 1.0.0.0 in Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the argument to the SaveAs method. NOTE: contents can be copied from local files via the Load method.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-4890 is rated High Exploit Risk (67/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 16.36%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4394 | exploit_db | edb | 2007-09-11 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 26.84% | 16.36% | -10.48% |
| 2 | 2026-05-03 | 26.51% | 26.84% | +0.33% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 26.51% | — |
Full EPSS history (17 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.8 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
8.6 | 4.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | visual_studio | 6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |