Is CVE-2008-5499 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2008-5499 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2008-5499?

CVE-2008-5499 has a CVSS v2 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2008-5499?

CVE-2008-5499 has an EPSS score of 78.74% (100th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2008-5499

HIGHEPSS 100th pctl

9.3

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player for Linux 10.0.12.36, and 9.0.151.0 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SWF file.

CWE-94Code Injection

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

78.74%probability of exploitation in 30 days

100thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00006.html
http://osvdb.org/50796
http://secunia.com/advisories/33221
http://secunia.com/advisories/33267
http://secunia.com/advisories/33294
http://secunia.com/advisories/34226
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-23.xml
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-24.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1047.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32896
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021458
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3449
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47445

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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.