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CVE-2008-0221

HIGH · CVSS 9.3 EPSS 5.73% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-01-10 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2008-0221
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
9.3
EPSS
5.73%

Original NVD Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the WebLaunch.WeblaunchCtl.1 (aka CWebLaunchCtl) ActiveX control in weblaunch.ocx 1.0.0.1 in Gateway Weblaunch allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via a ..\ (dot dot backslash) in the second argument to the DoWebLaunch method. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.