Is CVE-2008-7255 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-7255 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-7255?

CVE-2008-7255 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-7255

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

login_screen.tcl in aMSN (aka Alvaro's Messenger) before 0.97.1 saves a password after logout, which allows physically proximate attackers to hijack a session by visiting an unattended workstation.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.6 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-255
EPSS score: 0.3% (25th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-7211)
Published: April 20, 2010
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-7211 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

amsn / amsn
amsn / amsn
amsn / amsn
amsn / amsn
amsn / amsn
amsn / amsn
amsn / amsn
amsn / amsn
amsn / amsn

References

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

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