Multiple insecure method vulnerabilities in MW6 Technologies PDF417 ActiveX control (MW6PDF417Lib.PDF417, MW6PDF417.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-2008-4926 is rated High Exploit Risk (88.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.07%, 93th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +4.97% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6873 | 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 | 2026-06-15 | 2.10% | 7.07% | +4.97% |
| 2 | 2025-12-25 | 1.93% | 2.10% | +0.17% |
| 3 | 2025-11-04 | — | 1.93% | — |
Full EPSS history (14 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 | pdf417_activex | 3.0.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:mw6_technologies:pdf417_activex:3.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |