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CVE_2007_5020_MAILTO_MSHTA
What it means
PDF contains a crafted mailto URI that reaches mshta via path traversal and executes inline script.
Why it fires
CVE-2007-5020 is the Adobe Reader/Acrobat 8.1 mailto URI command-execution issue described by Adobe APSA07-04. The rule requires a mailto URI with traversal or the historical percent-slash shape, an mshta target, and inline JavaScript/WScript.Shell execution markers. Normal mailto links and generic suspicious command paths remain covered only by the lower-confidence URI rule.
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