CVE-2008-1435
Windows Explorer in Microsoft Windows Vista up to SP1, and Server 2008, allows user-assisted...
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."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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."
- Record
CVE-2008-1435- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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."
- Record
CVE-2008-1435- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-1439 No score
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."
- Record
EUVD-2008-1439- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2v8q-4v3g-jmcm No score
Windows Explorer in Microsoft Windows Vista up to SP1, and Server 2008, allows user-assisted...
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."
- Record
GHSA-2v8q-4v3g-jmcm- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-1435 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Windows Vista, published July 8, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 28.6%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5600
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-038
secunia.com/advisories/30953
securitytracker.com/id?1020436
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2020/references
securityfocus.com/bid/30109
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-190A.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1435
github.com/advisories/GHSA-2v8q-4v3g-jmcm