Is CVE-2008-2795 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-2795 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-2795?

CVE-2008-2795 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-2795

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 9.5%EU EUVD

Directory traversal vulnerability in the FTP and SFTP clients in IDM Computer Solutions Inc UltraEdit 14.00b allows remote FTP servers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) or a ..\ (dot dot backslash) in a response to a LIST command.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.3 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
EPSS score: 9.5% (95th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-2788)
Published: June 20, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-2788 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

idm computer solutions inc / ultraedit

References

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

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