Is CVE-2008-5100 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-5100 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-5100?

CVE-2008-5100 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-5100

HIGH · CVSS 10.0EPSS 8.4%EU EUVD

The strong name (SN) implementation in Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0.50727 relies on the digital signature Public Key Token embedded in the pathname of a DLL file instead of the digital signature of this file itself, which makes it easier for attackers to bypass Global Assembly Cache (GAC) and Code Access Security (CAS) protection mechanisms, aka MSRC ticket MSRC8566gs.

Key facts

CVSS score: 10.0 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-310
EPSS score: 8.4% (95th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-5079)
Published: November 17, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-5079 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

microsoft / .net framework

References

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

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