CVE-2008-7022 — Insecure method vulnerability in ChilkatMail_v7_9.dll in the Chilkat Software IMAP ActiveX control (ChilkatMail2.ChilkatMailMan2.1) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via the LoadXmlEmail method

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HIGH

Insecure method vulnerability in ChilkatMail_v7_9.dll in the Chilkat Software IMAP ActiveX control (ChilkatMail2.ChilkatMailMan2.1) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via the LoadXmlEmail method

Published Aug 21, 2009

9.3

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 4.82%

Description

Insecure method vulnerability in ChilkatMail_v7_9.dll in the Chilkat Software IMAP ActiveX control (ChilkatMail2.ChilkatMailMan2.1) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via the LoadXmlEmail method.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

4.82% 0.04818

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

EPSS probability 0.04818

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 (13 key points)

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

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	4.82% (0.04818)	91.69th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	4.82% (0.04818)	90.80th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 30, 2025	1.90% (0.01895)	81.59th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 29, 2025	4.29% (0.04292)	81.08th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 17, 2025	1.98% (0.01982)	82.39th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.52% (0.00523)	77.66th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 31, 2024	0.52% (0.00523)	76.48th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 19, 2024	0.46% (0.00460)	74.65th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.38% (0.00378)	72.10th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.38% (0.00378)	68.60th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.96% (0.01963)	78.58th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.96% (0.01963)	76.70th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.96% (0.01963)	55.84th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (2)

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45532
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6600
exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

Link	Providers	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45532		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6600		exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Aug 21, 2009

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Aug 21, 2009

Link CVE-2008-7022

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2008-7022

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2008-7022