Insecure method vulnerability in ChilkatMail_v7_9.dll in the Chilkat Software IMAP ActiveX control (ChilkatMail2.ChilkatMailMan2.1) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via the LoadXmlEmail method.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-7022 is rated High Exploit Risk (86.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.82%, 91th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +2.92% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6600 | exploit_db | edb | 2008-09-27 | 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 | 1.90% | 4.82% | +2.92% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 4.29% | 1.90% | -2.40% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 4.29% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 | 2.0 | HIGH |
|
8.6 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| chilkatsoft | chilkat_imap_activex_control | 7.9 | cpe:2.3:a:chilkatsoft:chilkat_imap_activex_control:7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |