THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2007-1658
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2007-1658

Windows Vista vulnerability

CVSS
9.3
EPSS
35.8%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
Windows Mail in Microsoft Windows Vista might allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute certain programs via a link to a (1) local file or (2) UNC share pathname in which there is a directory with the same base name as an executable program at the same level, as demonstrated using C:/windows/system32/winrm (winrm.cmd) and migwiz (migwiz.exe).
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Windows Vista
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published
2007-03-24

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 35.8% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2007-1658

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Windows Vista is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2007-1658.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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