CVE-2008-2241

Directory traversal vulnerability in caloggerd in CA BrightStor ARCServe Backup 11.0, 11.1, and 11.5 allows remote attackers to append arbitrary data to arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in unspecified input fields, which are used in log messages. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution in many installation environments by writing to a startup file or configuration file.

Published: 2008-05-21 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-2241 is rated High Risk (78.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 11.94%, 96th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +4.99% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-2241

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 6.96% 11.94% +4.99%
2 2026-04-28 6.95% 6.96% +0.01%
3 2025-03-30 — 6.95% —

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-2241

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/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:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-2241

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-2241

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
broadcom brightstor_arcserve_backup 11.1 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brightstor_arcserve_backup:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom brightstor_arcserve_backup 11.5 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brightstor_arcserve_backup:11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom server_protection_suite 2 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:server_protection_suite:2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ca brightstor_arcserve_backup 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:ca:brightstor_arcserve_backup:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ca brightstor_arcserve_backup r11.0 cpe:2.3:a:ca:brightstor_arcserve_backup:r11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ca business_protection_suite 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:ca:business_protection_suite:2.0:*:microsoft_small_business_server_premium:*:*:*:*:*
ca business_protection_suite 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:ca:business_protection_suite:2.0:*:microsoft_small_business_server_standard:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-2241

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