CVE-2008-5002

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Insecure method vulnerability in the ChilkatCrypt2.ChilkatCrypt2.1 ActiveX control (ChilkatCrypt2.dll 4.3.2.1) in Chilkat Crypt ActiveX Component allows remote attackers to create and overwrite arbitrary files via the WriteFile method. NOTE: this could be leveraged for code execution by creating executable files in Startup folders or by accessing files using hcp:// URLs. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Published: 2008-11-10 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-5002 is rated High Exploit Risk (88.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 68.42%, 99th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.93% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-5002

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16518 exploit_db edb 2010-09-20 Exploit-DB ↗
6963 exploit_db edb 2008-11-03 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5002

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 2025-09-19 66.50% 68.42% +1.93%
2 2025-03-30 71.39% 66.50% -4.89%
3 2025-03-29 — 71.39% —

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-5002

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/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:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-5002

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-5002

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
chilkat_software chilkat_crypt_activex_control 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:chilkat_software:chilkat_crypt_activex_control:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-5002

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