Is CVE-2008-4050 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-4050 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-4050?

CVE-2008-4050 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-4050

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 6.7%EU EUVD

A certain ActiveX control in fwRemoteCfg.dll 3.3.3.1 in Friendly Technologies FriendlyPPPoE Client 3.0.0.57 allows remote attackers to (1) create and read arbitrary registry values via the RegistryValue method, and (2) read arbitrary files via the GetTextFile method.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.3 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-20
EPSS score: 6.7% (94th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-4035)
Published: September 11, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-4035 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

friendly technologies / friendly pppoe client

References

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

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