Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in officeviewer.ocx…
Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in officeviewer.ocx 5.1.199.1 in EDraw Office Viewer Component 5.1 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the second argument to the HttpDownloadFile method, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-3168 and CVE-2007-3169.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02918 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-4420
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pcq5-fq6m-vxj9
References
Exploit 1
More Edraw Office Viewer Component vulnerabilities
- TI-2007-05062 Stack-based buffer overflow in the EDraw.OfficeViewer ActiveX control in officeviewer.ocx… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2007-03066 Buffer overflow in a certain ActiveX control in the EDraw Office Viewer Component… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2007-04665 Buffer overflow in a certain ActiveX control in officeviewer.ocx 5.2.218.1 in EDraw… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2007-03065 A certain ActiveX control in the EDraw Office Viewer Component (edrawofficeviewer.ocx)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2007-4420 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-4420 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pcq5-fq6m-vxj9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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