Windows Explorer in Microsoft Windows Vista up to SP1, and Server 2008, allows…
Priority MEDIUM 63CWE-94Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
Windows Explorer in Microsoft Windows Vista up to SP1, and Server 2008, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted saved-search (.search-ms) files that are not properly handled when saving, aka "Windows Saved Search Vulnerability."
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.28561 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-1435
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2v8q-4v3g-jmcm
References
More Microsoft Windows-nt vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-02881 Stack-based buffer overflow in the WMEncProfileManager ActiveX control in wmex.dll in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2008-01041 Stack-based buffer overflow in GDI in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, Server 2003 SP1… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2007-05142 Integer overflow in GDI+ in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, Windows XP SP2 and SP3… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2006-00005 Buffer overflow in the plug-in for Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 9 and 10, when… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2008-02886 Buffer overflow in gdiplus.dll in GDI+ in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, Windows XP… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2008-01394 The Event System in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
Sources
- CVE-2008-1435 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-1435 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2v8q-4v3g-jmcm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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