Multiple insecure method vulnerabilities in MW6 Technologies 1D Barcode ActiveX control (BARCODELib.MW6Barcode, Barcode.dll) 3.0.0.1 allow remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname argument to the (1) SaveAsBMP and (2) SaveAsWMF methods.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-4924 is rated High Exploit Risk (81/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.52%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6871 | exploit_db | edb | 2008-10-29 | 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 | 2025-12-25 | 2.31% | 2.52% | +0.20% |
| 2 | 2025-11-04 | 2.14% | 2.31% | +0.18% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 2.14% | — |
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] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| mw6_technologies | 1d_barcode_decoder_activex | 3.0.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:mw6_technologies:1d_barcode_decoder_activex:3.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |