CVE-2008-1093

Acresso InstallShield Update Agent does not properly verify the authenticity of Rule Scripts obtained from GetRules.asp web pages on FLEXnet Connect servers, which allows remote man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary VBScript code via Trojan horse Rules.

Published: 2008-09-18 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-1093 is rated Moderate Risk (63.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.63%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1093

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 0.75% 1.63% +0.88%
2 2026-02-06 0.85% 0.75% -0.10%
3 2025-05-27 0.85%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1093

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-1093

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1093

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
acresso flexnet_connect cpe:2.3:a:acresso:flexnet_connect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
acresso intallshield_update_agent cpe:2.3:a:acresso:intallshield_update_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-1093

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