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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-3156 · published 11 July 2008

CVE-2008-3156: Panda activescan permissions and access controls vulnerability

Panda · Panda Activescan

The ActiveScan ActiveX Control (as2guiie.dll) in Panda ActiveScan before 1.02.00 allows remote attackers to download and execute arbitrary cabinet (CAB) files via unspecified URLs passed to the Update method.

9.3 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 4.1% · top 9.7% CWE-264 · Permissions and access controls
9.3CVSS 2.0 base score
4.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
18References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The ActiveScan ActiveX Control (as2guiie.dll) in Panda ActiveScan before 1.02.00 allows remote attackers to download and execute arbitrary cabinet (CAB) files via unspecified URLs passed to the Update method.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://karol.wiesek.pl/files/panda.tgz Exploit
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-July/063061.html
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-July/063068.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/30841 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30086
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020432
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2008/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43587
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6004
http://karol.wiesek.pl/files/panda.tgz Exploit
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-July/063061.html
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-July/063068.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/30841 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30086
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020432
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2008/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43587
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6004

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-3156), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.