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CVE-2008-5539

HIGH · CVSS 9.3 EPSS 10.26% Public Exploit

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

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.3. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. Its EPSS score suggests a 10.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

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

Detected Signals
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CVE
CVE-2008-5539
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
9.3
EPSS
10.26%

Original NVD Description

RISING Antivirus 21.06.31.00 and possibly 20.61.42.00, 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.