The NT kernel-mode driver (aka pstrip.sys) 5.0.1.1 and earlier in EnTech Taiwan PowerStrip 3.84 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via certain IRP parameters in an IOCTL request to \Device\Powerstrip1 that overwrites portions of memory.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-5725 is rated High Exploit Risk (63/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.85%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7533 | exploit_db | edb | 2008-12-21 | 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 | 0.27% | 0.85% | +0.58% |
| 2 | 2025-12-29 | 0.11% | 0.27% | +0.15% |
| 3 | 2025-03-17 | — | 0.11% | — |
Full EPSS history (5 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2 | 2.0 | HIGH |
|
3.9 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| entechtaiwan | powerstrip | <= 3.84 | cpe:2.3:a:entechtaiwan:powerstrip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| entechtaiwan | powerstrip | 3.00 | cpe:2.3:a:entechtaiwan:powerstrip:3.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| entechtaiwan | powerstrip | 3.01 | cpe:2.3:a:entechtaiwan:powerstrip:3.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| entechtaiwan | powerstrip | 3.02 | cpe:2.3:a:entechtaiwan:powerstrip:3.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| entechtaiwan | powerstrip | 3.10 | cpe:2.3:a:entechtaiwan:powerstrip:3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| entechtaiwan | powerstrip | 3.11 | cpe:2.3:a:entechtaiwan:powerstrip:3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| entechtaiwan | powerstrip | 3.12 | cpe:2.3:a:entechtaiwan:powerstrip:3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| entechtaiwan | powerstrip | 3.15 | cpe:2.3:a:entechtaiwan:powerstrip:3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| entechtaiwan | powerstrip | 3.16 | cpe:2.3:a:entechtaiwan:powerstrip:3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| entechtaiwan | powerstrip | 3.18 | cpe:2.3:a:entechtaiwan:powerstrip:3.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| entechtaiwan | powerstrip | 3.20 | cpe:2.3:a:entechtaiwan:powerstrip:3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| entechtaiwan | powerstrip | 3.25 | cpe:2.3:a:entechtaiwan:powerstrip:3.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| entechtaiwan | powerstrip | 3.26 | cpe:2.3:a:entechtaiwan:powerstrip:3.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| entechtaiwan | powerstrip | 3.28 | cpe:2.3:a:entechtaiwan:powerstrip:3.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| entechtaiwan | powerstrip | 3.29 | cpe:2.3:a:entechtaiwan:powerstrip:3.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| entechtaiwan | powerstrip | 3.30 | cpe:2.3:a:entechtaiwan:powerstrip:3.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| entechtaiwan | powerstrip | 3.40 | cpe:2.3:a:entechtaiwan:powerstrip:3.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| entechtaiwan | powerstrip | 3.43 | cpe:2.3:a:entechtaiwan:powerstrip:3.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| entechtaiwan | powerstrip | 3.44 | cpe:2.3:a:entechtaiwan:powerstrip:3.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| entechtaiwan | powerstrip | 3.45 | cpe:2.3:a:entechtaiwan:powerstrip:3.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| entechtaiwan | powerstrip | 3.46 | cpe:2.3:a:entechtaiwan:powerstrip:3.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| entechtaiwan | powerstrip | 3.47 | cpe:2.3:a:entechtaiwan:powerstrip:3.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| entechtaiwan | powerstrip | 3.49 | cpe:2.3:a:entechtaiwan:powerstrip:3.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| entechtaiwan | powerstrip | 3.50 | cpe:2.3:a:entechtaiwan:powerstrip:3.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| entechtaiwan | powerstrip | 3.51 | cpe:2.3:a:entechtaiwan:powerstrip:3.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| entechtaiwan | powerstrip | 3.52 | cpe:2.3:a:entechtaiwan:powerstrip:3.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| entechtaiwan | powerstrip | 3.53 | cpe:2.3:a:entechtaiwan:powerstrip:3.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| entechtaiwan | powerstrip | 3.54 | cpe:2.3:a:entechtaiwan:powerstrip:3.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| entechtaiwan | powerstrip | 3.55 | cpe:2.3:a:entechtaiwan:powerstrip:3.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| entechtaiwan | powerstrip | 3.56 | cpe:2.3:a:entechtaiwan:powerstrip:3.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| entechtaiwan | powerstrip | 3.57 | cpe:2.3:a:entechtaiwan:powerstrip:3.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| entechtaiwan | powerstrip | 3.58 | cpe:2.3:a:entechtaiwan:powerstrip:3.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| entechtaiwan | powerstrip | 3.59 | cpe:2.3:a:entechtaiwan:powerstrip:3.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| entechtaiwan | powerstrip | 3.60 | cpe:2.3:a:entechtaiwan:powerstrip:3.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| entechtaiwan | powerstrip | 3.61 | cpe:2.3:a:entechtaiwan:powerstrip:3.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| entechtaiwan | powerstrip | 3.62 | cpe:2.3:a:entechtaiwan:powerstrip:3.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| entechtaiwan | powerstrip | 3.63 | cpe:2.3:a:entechtaiwan:powerstrip:3.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| entechtaiwan | powerstrip | 3.64 | cpe:2.3:a:entechtaiwan:powerstrip:3.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| entechtaiwan | powerstrip | 3.65 | cpe:2.3:a:entechtaiwan:powerstrip:3.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| entechtaiwan | powerstrip | 3.70 | cpe:2.3:a:entechtaiwan:powerstrip:3.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| entechtaiwan | powerstrip | 3.72 | cpe:2.3:a:entechtaiwan:powerstrip:3.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| entechtaiwan | powerstrip | 3.73 | cpe:2.3:a:entechtaiwan:powerstrip:3.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| entechtaiwan | powerstrip | 3.74 | cpe:2.3:a:entechtaiwan:powerstrip:3.74:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| entechtaiwan | powerstrip | 3.75 | cpe:2.3:a:entechtaiwan:powerstrip:3.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| entechtaiwan | powerstrip | 3.76 | cpe:2.3:a:entechtaiwan:powerstrip:3.76:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| entechtaiwan | powerstrip | 3.77 | cpe:2.3:a:entechtaiwan:powerstrip:3.77:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| entechtaiwan | powerstrip | 3.78 | cpe:2.3:a:entechtaiwan:powerstrip:3.78:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| entechtaiwan | powerstrip | 3.80 | cpe:2.3:a:entechtaiwan:powerstrip:3.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| entechtaiwan | powerstrip | 3.81 | cpe:2.3:a:entechtaiwan:powerstrip:3.81:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| entechtaiwan | powerstrip | 3.83 | cpe:2.3:a:entechtaiwan:powerstrip:3.83:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |