Is CVE-2008-3289 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2008-3289 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2008-3289?

CVE-2008-3289 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2008-3289?

CVE-2008-3289 has an EPSS score of 5.24% (91th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2008-3289?

No published fix for CVE-2008-3289 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2008-3289

HIGHEPSS 91th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

EMC Dantz Retrospect Backup Client 7.5.116 sends the password hash in cleartext at an unspecified point, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted packet.

CWE-319

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

5.24%probability of exploitation in 30 days

91stpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 91% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch3

Third-Party Advisory3

Other references2

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.