CVE-2008-1647

The ChilkatHttp.ChilkatHttp.1 and ChilkatHttp.ChilkatHttpRequest.1 ActiveX controls in...

9.3 HighPublic exploit

The ChilkatHttp.ChilkatHttp.1 and ChilkatHttp.ChilkatHttpRequest.1 ActiveX controls in ChilkatHttp.dll 2.4.0.0, 2.3.0.0, and earlier in ChilkatHttp ActiveX expose the unsafe SaveLastError method, which allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Exploit likelihood

7.01%Up 0.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

Record: CVE-2008-1647
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2008-1647
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-1648 No score

Record: EUVD-2008-1648
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p27x-w8mq-85x6 No score

The ChilkatHttp.ChilkatHttp.1 and ChilkatHttp.ChilkatHttpRequest.1 ActiveX controls in...

Record: GHSA-p27x-w8mq-85x6
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

chilkat software chilkathttp activex

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	ChilkatHttp ActiveX 2.3 - Arbitrary Files Overwrite	2008-04-01
Exploit-DB	Chilkat FTP - ActiveX (SaveLastError) Insecure Method	2008-12-28

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-1647 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Chilkat Software Chilkathttp Activex, published April 2, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.01%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.