Is CVE-2008-5404 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-5404 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-5404?

CVE-2008-5404 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-5404

HIGH · CVSS 10.0EPSS 3.9%EU EUVD

Insecure method vulnerability in the FlexCell.Grid ActiveX control in FlexCell.ocx 5.7.0.1 in FlexCell Grid ActiveX Component allows remote attackers to create and overwrite arbitrary files via the HttpDownloadFile method. NOTE: this could be leveraged for code execution by creating executable files in Startup folders or by accessing files using hcp:// URLs. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Key facts

CVSS score: 10.0 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS score: 3.9% (90th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-5381)
Published: December 10, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-5381 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

grid2000 / flexcell grid control

References

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

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