Is CVE-2008-4583 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-4583 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-4583?

CVE-2008-4583 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-4583

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 5.9%EU EUVD

Insecure method vulnerability in the Chilkat FTP 2.0 ActiveX component (ChilkatCert.dll) allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the SavePkcs8File method.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS score: 5.9% (93th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-4563)
Published: October 15, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-4563 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

chilkat software / ftp

References

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

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