The InstallShield Update Service Agent ActiveX control in isusweb.dll allows remote…
Priority MEDIUM 48Published · 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
The InstallShield Update Service Agent ActiveX control in isusweb.dll allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and browser crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a call to ExecuteRemote with a URL that results in a 404 error response.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.05481 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
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
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:macrovision:flexnet_connect:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | Macrovision |
- cpe:2.3:a:macrovision:flexnet_connect:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Macrovision
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-2470
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fxfx-jw66-mfxr
References
More Macrovision Flexnet Connect vulnerabilities
- TI-2007-05440 Unspecified vulnerability in the Update Service ActiveX control in isusweb.dll before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2007-02336 Multiple buffer overflows in an ActiveX control (boisweb.dll) in Macrovision FLEXnet… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2007-00312 Buffer overflow in the Update Service Agent ActiveX Control in isusweb.dll for… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2007-00318 The DWUpdateService ActiveX control in the agent (agent.exe) in Macrovision FLEXnet… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2008-2470 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-2470 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fxfx-jw66-mfxr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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