What is CVE-2019-5088?

CVE-2019-5088 is a high-severity vulnerability in Investintech Able2extract, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-11-05.

How severe is CVE-2019-5088?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Investintech Able2extract

CVE-2019-5088

An exploitable memory corruption vulnerability exists in Investintech Able2Extract Professional 14.0.7 x64. A specially crafted BMP file can cause an out-of-bounds memory write, allowing a potential attacker to execute arbitrary code on the victim machine. Can trigger this vulnerability by sending the user a specially crafted BMP file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2019-11-05 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.020 (79.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 79.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Investintech Able2extract — versions 14.0.7
Investintech.com Inc. Able2extract Professional — versions 14.0.7 x64

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0880 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5088?: CVE-2019-5088 is a high-severity vulnerability in Investintech Able2extract, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-11-05.
How severe is CVE-2019-5088?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.