Is CVE-2008-1643 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-1643 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-1643?

CVE-2008-1643 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-1643

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 1.8%EU EUVD

Directory traversal vulnerability in the PXE TFTP Service (PXEMTFTP.exe) in LANDesk Management Suite (LDMS) 8.7 SP5 and earlier and 8.8 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
EPSS score: 1.8% (78th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-1644)
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-2008-1644 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

landesk software / landesk management suite
landesk software / landesk management suite
landesk software / landesk management suite
landesk software / landesk management suite
landesk software / landesk management suite
landesk software / landesk management suite

References

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

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