Is CVE-2008-0961 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-0961 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-0961?

CVE-2008-0961 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

CVE-2008-0961

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8EPSS 4.9%EU EUVD

EMV DiskXtender 6.20.060 has a hard-coded login and password, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via the RPC interface.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.8 (v3.1)
Severity: CRITICAL
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-798
EPSS score: 4.9% (92th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-0968)
Published: April 14, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-0968 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

emc / diskxtender

References

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=683(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29778(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.osvdb.org/44419(Broken Link)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28727(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019827(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1198/references(Broken Link)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41772(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

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

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