CVE-2008-4699

Status: ModifiedHigh (9.3)—💥 Exploit

Insecure method vulnerability in the ActiveX control (PAWWeb11.ocx) in Peachtree Accounting 2004 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via the ExecutePreferredApplication method.

CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Base score: 9.3

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 27%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 98
Score date: 10/7/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

💥 Public exploits

Exploit code or detection templates are publicly available. This is not the same as confirmed active exploitation (KEV), but it raises the risk: patch with priority.

Published on Exploit-DB · Peachtree Accounting 2004 - 'PAWWeb11.ocx' ActiveX Insecure Method (9/10/2008)

Affected technologies (1)

Microsoft — Peachtree Accounting

CWEs

NVD-CWE-Other

References

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