Is CVE-2008-7168 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-7168 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-7168?

CVE-2008-7168 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-7168

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 5.6%EU EUVD

Insecure method vulnerability in the UUSee UUUpgrade ActiveX control (UUUpgrade.ocx 3.0.2.12) allows remote attackers to force the download and overwrite of arbitrary files via crafted arguments to the Update method, as exploited in the wild in June 2009.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.3 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS score: 5.6% (93th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-7127)
Published: September 8, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-7127 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

uusee / uusee
uusee / uuupgrade.ocx

References

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

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