CVE-2007-1090
Microsoft Windows Explorer on Windows XP and 2003 allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause...
Microsoft Windows Explorer on Windows XP and 2003 allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed WMF file, which triggers the crash when the user browses the folder.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Microsoft Windows Explorer on Windows XP and 2003 allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed WMF file, which triggers the crash when the user browses the folder.
- Record
CVE-2007-1090- CVSS 2.0
- 7.1 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Microsoft Windows Explorer on Windows XP and 2003 allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed WMF file, which triggers the crash when the user browses the folder.
- Record
CVE-2007-1090- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-1087 No score
Microsoft Windows Explorer on Windows XP and 2003 allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed WMF file, which triggers the crash when the user browses the folder.
- Record
EUVD-2007-1087- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5c88-gh58-q9pf No score
Microsoft Windows Explorer on Windows XP and 2003 allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause...
Microsoft Windows Explorer on Windows XP and 2003 allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed WMF file, which triggers the crash when the user browses the folder.
- Record
GHSA-5c88-gh58-q9pf- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Windows XP/2003 - Explorer '.WMF' File Handling Denial of Service | 2007-02-25 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-1090 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Microsoft Windows Explorer, published February 26, 2007. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 17.2%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.