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CVE-2008-3957
The Microsoft Windows Image Acquisition Logger ActiveX control allows remote attackers to force the download of arbitrary files onto a…
High9.3EPSS 17.8%
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- mitre
Description
The Microsoft Windows Image Acquisition Logger ActiveX control allows remote attackers to force the download of arbitrary files onto a client system via a URL in the first argument to the Open method, in conjunction with a full destination pathname in the first argument to the Save method. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 17.8% · top 2.8% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (3)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/31069 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- win-image-logger-file-overwrite(45015) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 31069 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
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