OpenText FirstClass 8.0 client does not properly sanitize strings before passing them to the Windows ShellExecute API, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a UNC path in a bookmark
Published Apr 12, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.21%
Description
OpenText FirstClass 8.0 client does not properly sanitize strings before passing them to the Windows ShellExecute API, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a UNC path in a bookmark.
Affected products
No data.
- 8.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.21% (0.02210) | 81.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.21% (0.02210) | 80.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.12% (0.01120) | 76.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.12% (0.01119) | 85.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 19, 2024 | 1.12% (0.01119) | 84.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.57% (0.01569) | 85.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111323587931293&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14898/ third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013665 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.osvdb.org/15356 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13079 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20032 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111323587931293&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/14898/ | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1013665 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/15356 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13079 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20032 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.