Stack-based buffer overflow in the IMAP service in NetWin Surgemail 3.8k4-4 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long first argument to the LIST command.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-1498 is rated High Exploit Risk (78.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.62%, 94th 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.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5259 | exploit_db | edb | 2008-03-14 | 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 | 24.08% | 7.62% | -16.46% |
| 2 | 2026-01-12 | 27.43% | 24.08% | -3.35% |
| 3 | 2025-11-27 | — | 27.43% | — |
Full EPSS history (13 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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8.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |