CVE-2007-2221

Unspecified vulnerability in the mdsauth.dll COM object in Microsoft Windows Media Server in the...

9.3 HighPublic exploit

Unspecified vulnerability in the mdsauth.dll COM object in Microsoft Windows Media Server in the Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 on Windows 2000 SP4; 6 SP1 on Windows 2000 SP4; 6 and 7 on Windows XP SP2, or Windows Server 2003 SP1 or SP2; or 7 on Windows Vista allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via unspecified vectors, aka the "Arbitrary File Rewrite Vulnerability."

Exploit likelihood

34.9%Down 9.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

Record: CVE-2007-2221
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2007-2221
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2007-2216 No score

Record: EUVD-2007-2216
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9gcp-2jfc-jfrv No score

Unspecified vulnerability in the mdsauth.dll COM object in Microsoft Windows Media Server in the...

Record: GHSA-9gcp-2jfc-jfrv
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

microsoft internet explorer

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 - Arbitrary File Rewrite (MS07-027)	2007-05-10

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	aliases, exploits, facts, references, title	Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2007-2221 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published May 8, 2007. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 34.9%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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