Directory traversal vulnerability in the UmxEventCli.CachedAuditDataList.1 (aka UmxEventCliLib) ActiveX control in UmxEventCli.dll in CA Internet Security Suite 2008 allows remote attackers to create and overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the argument to the SaveToFile method. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-2511 is rated High Exploit Risk (90.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 10.01%, 95th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +5.31% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5682 | exploit_db | edb | 2008-05-28 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | 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 | 4.70% | 10.01% | +5.31% |
| 2 | 2025-07-23 | 4.27% | 4.70% | +0.43% |
| 3 | 2025-06-02 | — | 4.27% | — |
Full EPSS history (11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ca | internet_security_suite_plus_2008 | — | cpe:2.3:a:ca:internet_security_suite_plus_2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |