CVE-2004-2663: IBM Egatherer

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The (1) SetDebugging and (2) RunEgatherer methods in IBM Access Support eGatherer ActiveX control 2.0.0.16 allow remote attackers to create files with arbitrary content, as demonstrated by creating a .hta file in a Startup folder.

Affected products

• IBM Egatherer: version 2.0.0.16 only

Published 2004-12-31. Last modified 2026-06-16.