Is CVE-2007-4252 being actively exploited?

CVE-2007-4252 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-4252?

CVE-2007-4252 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2007-4252

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 1.8%EU EUVD

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in CkString.dll 1.1 and earlier in CHILKAT ASP String allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the first argument to the SaveToFile method, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-3633.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.3 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS score: 1.8% (78th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2007-4235)
Published: August 8, 2007
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-4235 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

chilkat software / asp string

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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