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CVE-2008-4269

CVSS Score Not Available
57.77%
MEDIUM RiskEPSS (98th percentile)

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."

Published: 12/10/2008
Modified: 4/9/2025
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Vulnerability Summary

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

57.77%MEDIUM Exploitation Risk
98th percentile

This vulnerability has a 57.77% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.