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CVE-2008-0862

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2008-02-21 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

IBM Lotus Notes 6.0, 6.5, 7.0, and 8.0 signs an unsigned applet when a user forwards an email message to another user, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass Execution Control List (ECL) protection.

Affected products

• IBM Lotus Notes: 6.0, 6.5, 7.0, 8.0

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/29031
• http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21257250
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0600/references
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29031
• http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21257250
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0600/references

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