Is CVE-2008-6195 actively exploited?

CVE-2008-6195 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2026-04-23.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-6195?

CVE-2008-6195 has a CVSS score of 7.8 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2008-6195?

Patch guidance is available from landesk security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2008-6195.

CVE-2008-6195 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2008-6195?

3 products: landesk landesk management suite, landesk landesk management suite, landesk landesk management suite.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the PXE TFTP Service (PXEMTFTP.exe) in LANDesk Management Suite (LDMS) 8.80.1.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a subdirectory name followed by ".." sequences, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1643.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: complete
Integrity: none
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-22 · Path Traversal

Metadata

Primary Vendor: LANDESK
Published: 2/20/2009
Last Modified: 4/23/2026
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

landesk : landesk_management_suitelandesk : landesk_management_suitelandesk : landesk_management_suite

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD