The Compression Sweep feature in WebRoot Spy Sweeper 4.5.9 and earlier does not handle non-ZIP archives, which allows remote attackers to bypass the malware detection via files with (1) RAR, (2) GZ, (3) TAR, (4) CAB, or (5) ACE compression
Published Jan 29, 2007
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.22%
Description
The Compression Sweep feature in WebRoot Spy Sweeper 4.5.9 and earlier does not handle non-ZIP archives, which allows remote attackers to bypass the malware detection via files with (1) RAR, (2) GZ, (3) TAR, (4) CAB, or (5) ACE compression.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 4.5.9
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:M/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 2, 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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.22% (0.01221) | 67.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.16% (0.01162) | 62.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.29% (0.00286) | 50.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.27% (0.01269) | 86.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 1.27% (0.01269) | 85.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 3, 2023 | 1.19% (0.01190) | 83.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 26, 2023 | 1.13% (0.01125) | 83.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 18, 2023 | 0.87% (0.00873) | 80.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 11, 2023 | 0.88% (0.00879) | 80.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 3, 2023 | 0.84% (0.00844) | 79.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.75% (0.00749) | 78.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://www.osvdb.org/27536 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437814/100/200/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.sentinel.gr/advisories/SGA-0001.txt x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27266 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.osvdb.org/27536 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437814/100/200/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.sentinel.gr/advisories/SGA-0001.txt | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27266 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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