Directory traversal vulnerability in the UmxEventCli.CachedAuditDataList.1 (aka UmxEventCliLib) ActiveX control in UmxEventCli.dll in CA Internet Security Suite 2008 allows remote attackers to create and overwrite arbitrary files via a .
Published Jun 2, 2008
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 10.01%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the UmxEventCli.CachedAuditDataList.1 (aka UmxEventCliLib) ActiveX control in UmxEventCli.dll in CA Internet Security Suite 2008 allows remote attackers to create and overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the argument to the SaveToFile method. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Affected products
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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:C/I:C/A:C
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 10.01% (0.10007) | 95.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 10.01% (0.10007) | 94.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.57% (0.04574) | 88.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.44% (0.08439) | 86.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.57% (0.04574) | 88.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 27, 2025 | 7.97% (0.07969) | 94.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 17.56% (0.17560) | 96.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 10.24% (0.10239) | 93.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 15.14% (0.15142) | 95.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 15.14% (0.15142) | 95.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 15.14% (0.15142) | 91.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_CA_poc.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30420 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492679/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020129 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1696/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42712 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5682 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_CA_poc.html | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/30420 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492679/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020129 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1696/references | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42712 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5682 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
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