CRLF injection vulnerability in Akamai Download Manager ActiveX control before 2.2.3.6 allows remote attackers to force the download and execution of arbitrary files via a URL parameter containing an encoded LF followed by a malicious target line.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-1770 is rated High Exploit Risk (82.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 10.42%, 95th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5741 | exploit_db | edb | 2008-06-04 | 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 | 13.50% | 10.42% | -3.08% |
| 2 | 2025-07-25 | 12.73% | 13.50% | +0.77% |
| 3 | 2025-06-04 | — | 12.73% | — |
Full EPSS history (14 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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8.6 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| akamai | download_manager | <= 2.2.3.5 | cpe:2.3:a:akamai:download_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| akamai | download_manager | 2.0.4.4 | cpe:2.3:a:akamai:download_manager:2.0.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| akamai | download_manager | 2.2.0.0 | cpe:2.3:a:akamai:download_manager:2.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| akamai | download_manager | 2.2.1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:akamai:download_manager:2.2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |