The kmxfw.sys driver in CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) r8, as used in CA Internet Security Suite and Personal Firewall, does not properly verify IOCTL requests, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted request.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-2926 is rated Moderate Risk (40.9/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.42%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
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 | 0.06% | 0.42% | +0.36% |
| 2 | 2023-03-07 | 1.28% | 0.06% | -1.22% |
| 3 | 2022-02-04 | — | 1.28% | — |
Full EPSS history (3 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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3.9 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| broadcom | internet_security_suite | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:internet_security_suite:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ca | host_based_intrusion_prevention_system | r8 | cpe:2.3:a:ca:host_based_intrusion_prevention_system:r8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ca | internet_security_suite_2008 | — | cpe:2.3:a:ca:internet_security_suite_2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ca | personal_firewall_2007 | — | cpe:2.3:a:ca:personal_firewall_2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ca | personal_firewall_2008 | — | cpe:2.3:a:ca:personal_firewall_2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |