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Case File

CVE-2008-5533

HIGH · CVSS 9.3 EPSS 2.95% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-12-12 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

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

Detected Signals
exploit

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CVE
CVE-2008-5533
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
9.3
EPSS
2.95%

Original Filing — NVD Description

K7AntiVirus 7.10.541 and possibly 7.10.454, when Internet Explorer 6 or 7 is used, allows remote attackers to bypass detection of malware in an HTML document by placing an MZ header (aka "EXE info") at the beginning, and modifying the filename to have (1) no extension, (2) a .txt extension, or (3) a .jpg extension, as demonstrated by a document containing a CVE-2006-5745 exploit.