The (1) SetDebugging and (2) RunEgatherer methods in IBM Access Support eGatherer ActiveX control 2.0.0.16 allow remote attackers to…

Description

The (1) SetDebugging and (2) RunEgatherer methods in IBM Access Support eGatherer ActiveX control 2.0.0.16 allow remote attackers to create files with arbitrary content, as demonstrated by creating a .hta file in a Startup folder.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

2.0% · top 19% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

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  • affected n/a

References (8)

• ibm-egatherer-execute-code(16428) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• http://www.eeye.com/html/research/advisories/AD20040615B.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 20040616 "IBM Access Support" (eGatherer) Activex Dangerous Methods Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 11072 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20040616 "IBM Access Support" (eGatherer) Activex Dangerous Methods Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
• 7090 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• AD20040615B (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_EEYEx_transferred
• 10562 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 8 Aug 2024, 01:36 UTC.