The Microsoft Office Snapshot Viewer ActiveX control in snapview.ocx 10.0.5529.0, as…
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
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
The Microsoft Office Snapshot Viewer ActiveX control in snapview.ocx 10.0.5529.0, as distributed in the standalone Snapshot Viewer and Microsoft Office Access 2000 through 2003, allows remote attackers to download arbitrary files to a client machine via a crafted HTML document or e-mail message, probably involving use of the SnapshotPath and CompressedPath properties and the PrintSnapshot method. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder.
Why it matters now
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
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_snapshot_viewer_activex:office_2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | office_2003 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_snapshot_viewer_activex:office_xp:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | office_xp | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_snapshot_viewer_activex:office2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | office2000 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_snapshot_viewer_activex:office_2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions office_2003 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_snapshot_viewer_activex:office_xp:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions office_xp Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_snapshot_viewer_activex:office2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions office2000 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-2463
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-frx4-jc3x-7q59
References
Sources
- CVE-2008-2463 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-2463 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-frx4-jc3x-7q59 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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