Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the Chilkat Software Chilkat Zip ActiveX control in ChilkatZip2.dll 12.4.2.0 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the argument to the (1) SaveLastError method and probably the (2) WriteExe method
Published Jul 10, 2007
6.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.88%
Description
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the Chilkat Software Chilkat Zip ActiveX control in ChilkatZip2.dll 12.4.2.0 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the argument to the (1) SaveLastError method and probably the (2) WriteExe method.
Affected products
No data.
- 12.4.2.0
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:N
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 (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.88% (0.02877) | 86.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.88% (0.02877) | 84.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 26, 2026 | 11.20% (0.11201) | 93.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 3, 2025 | 8.89% (0.08888) | 92.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 7.61% (0.07606) | 91.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 13.01% (0.13006) | 90.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 7.61% (0.07606) | 91.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.14% (0.01142) | 85.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 1.23% (0.01225) | 85.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 13, 2024 | 1.28% (0.01278) | 85.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 5, 2024 | 1.26% (0.01259) | 85.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 27, 2024 | 2.55% (0.02554) | 89.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 3, 2023 | 2.61% (0.02612) | 89.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 9, 2023 | 2.45% (0.02451) | 88.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.83% (0.02833) | 89.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.20% (0.07197) | 92.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.20% (0.07197) | 91.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.20% (0.07197) | 80.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://osvdb.org/37676 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25962 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48967 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48968 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24806 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2464 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35294 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4160 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/37676 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/25962 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/48967 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/48968 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24806 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2464 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35294 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4160 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
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