Is CVE-2008-3542 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-3542 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-3542?

CVE-2008-3542 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-3542

HIGH · CVSS 7.8EPSS 3.5%EU EUVD

Unspecified vulnerability in HP Insight Diagnostics before 7.9.1.2402 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unknown vectors.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.8 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 3.5% (89th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-3528)
Published: October 2, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-3528 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

hp / insight diagnostics

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122271894520640&w=2(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32061(Third Party Advisory)
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4346(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31479(Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020953(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2695(Third Party Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45506(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

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

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