CVE-2007-0942
9.3
CVSS v2.0 Base Score
55.28%
MEDIUM RiskEPSS (98th percentile)
NVD-CWE-Other
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 on Windows 2000 SP4; 6 SP1 on Windows 2000 SP4; 6 and 7 on Windows XP SP2, or Windows Server 2003 SP1 or SP2; and possibly 7 on Windows Vista does not properly "instantiate certain COM objects as ActiveX controls," which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted COM object from chtskdic.dll.
Published: 5/8/2007
Modified: 4/23/2026
Vulnerability Summary
CVSS v2 Score
9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)
55.28%MEDIUM Exploitation Risk
98th percentile
This vulnerability has a 55.28% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.
CWE Classification
NVD-CWE-Other