Is CVE-2008-5002 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-5002 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-5002?

CVE-2008-5002 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-5002

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 40.7%EU EUVD

Insecure method vulnerability in the ChilkatCrypt2.ChilkatCrypt2.1 ActiveX control (ChilkatCrypt2.dll 4.3.2.1) in Chilkat Crypt ActiveX Component allows remote attackers to create and overwrite arbitrary files via the WriteFile method. NOTE: this could be leveraged for code execution by creating executable files in Startup folders or by accessing files using hcp:// URLs. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

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: 40.7% (99th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-4981)
Published: November 10, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-4981 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

chilkat software / chilkat crypt activex control

References

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

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