CVE-2008-1638
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD
Nik Sharpener Pro, possibly 2.0, uses world-writable permissions for plug-in files, which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing a plug-in with a Trojan horse.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.8 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-264
- EPSS score
- 0.3% (21th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-1639)
- Published
- April 2, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-1639 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- nik software inc / nik sharpener pro
References
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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