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CVE-2008-4584
Insecure method vulnerability in Chilkat Mail 7.8 ActiveX control (ChilkatCert.dll) allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files…
Medium6.8EPSS 4.7%
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Description
Insecure method vulnerability in Chilkat Mail 7.8 ActiveX control (ChilkatCert.dll) allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname to the SaveLastError method.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.7% · top 8.2% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- 4424 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 27493 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 5005 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- chilkatmail-chilkatcert-file-overwrite(40041) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
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- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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