Is CVE-2008-2470 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-2470 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-2470?

CVE-2008-2470 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-2470

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 5.5%EU EUVD

The InstallShield Update Service Agent ActiveX control in isusweb.dll allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and browser crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a call to ExecuteRemote with a URL that results in a 404 error response.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.3 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS score: 5.5% (93th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-2465)
Published: September 18, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-2465 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

macrovision / flexnet connect

References

http://support.installshield.com/kb/view.asp?articleid=Q113020(Patch)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/630017(Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31235(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2625(Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45248(VDB Entry)

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

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