CVE-2008-1886 — The NeffyLauncher 1.0.5 ActiveX control (NeffyLauncher.dll) in CDNetworks Nefficient Download uses weak cryptography for a KeyCode that blocks unauthorized use of the control, which allows remote attackers to bypass this protection mechanism by calculating the required KeyCode

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The NeffyLauncher 1.0.5 ActiveX control (NeffyLauncher.dll) in CDNetworks Nefficient Download uses weak cryptography for a KeyCode that blocks unauthorized use of the control, which allows remote attackers to bypass this protection mechanism by calculating the required KeyCode

Published Apr 18, 2008

7.5

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 6.66%

Description

The NeffyLauncher 1.0.5 ActiveX control (NeffyLauncher.dll) in CDNetworks Nefficient Download uses weak cryptography for a KeyCode that blocks unauthorized use of the control, which allows remote attackers to bypass this protection mechanism by calculating the required KeyCode. NOTE: this can be used by arbitrary web sites to host exploit code that targets this control.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

6.66% 0.06658

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.06658

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 (11 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	6.66% (0.06658)	93.68th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	6.66% (0.06658)	93.00th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 29, 2025	3.25% (0.03250)	78.35th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 17, 2025	2.17% (0.02168)	83.16th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.39% (0.00386)	74.01th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.33% (0.00331)	70.28th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.33% (0.00331)	66.45th	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)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-310

References (4)

http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2008/Apr/0065.html
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28666
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41933
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5397
exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

Link	Providers	Tags
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2008/Apr/0065.html		mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28666		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41933		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5397		exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Apr 18, 2008

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Apr 18, 2008

Link CVE-2008-1886

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2008-1886

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2008-1886