Is CVE-2008-0221 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-0221 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-0221?

CVE-2008-0221 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-0221

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 5.7%EU EUVD

Directory traversal vulnerability in the WebLaunch.WeblaunchCtl.1 (aka CWebLaunchCtl) ActiveX control in weblaunch.ocx 1.0.0.1 in Gateway Weblaunch allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via a ..\ (dot dot backslash) in the second argument to the DoWebLaunch method. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.3 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
EPSS score: 5.7% (93th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-0233)
Published: January 10, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-0233 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

gateway / weblaunch

References

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

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