ESET Smart Security, when Internet Explorer 6 or 7 is used, allows remote attackers to…
Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-20Published · 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
ESET Smart Security, 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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02241 82nd 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 · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:eset:smart_security:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | ESET, spol. s r.o. |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6 | Running on | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7 | Running on | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:eset:smart_security:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·ESET, spol. s r.o.
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6 Running on ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7 Running on ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5527
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q94v-58qf-j5g7
References
Advisory 1
More ESET, spol. s r.o. Smart Security vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-08204 The ESET AV parsing engine allows virus-detection bypass via a crafted BZ2 Checksum field… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-00320 Local privilege escalation in Windows products CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2023-05150 Improper following of a certificate's chain of trust in ESET security products CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2020-08214 ESET Archive Support Module before 1294 allows virus-detection bypass via crafted RAR… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2018-00604 Untrusted search path in Canon IT Solutions Inc. The installers of multiple Canon IT… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2023-02960 Local privilege escalation in security products for Windows CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2008-5527 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-5527 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q94v-58qf-j5g7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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