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CVE-2008-0221

35
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-0221 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in the Gateway Weblaunch ActiveX control (weblaunch.ocx 1.0.0.1). This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs by manipulating the second argument of the DoWebLaunch method with a "..\" sequence. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is critical, enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity and no authentication required. While not listed in CISA KEV, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.0.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gateway:weblaunch:1.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.73%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-4869 · Jan 8, 2008
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0573 is in the 64th percentile among its peer group of 8,920 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

marc.info
secunia.com / advisories/28379
Vendor Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/4869
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/0077