VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2008-4269

CVSS score8.5 HIGH
EPSS probability20.52%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-12-10
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

The search-ms protocol handler in Windows Explorer in Microsoft Windows Vista Gold and SP1 and Server 2008 uses untrusted parameter data obtained from incorrect parsing, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document, aka "Windows Search Parsing Vulnerability."

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