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CVE-2008-1448

The MHTML protocol handler in a component of Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 SP2 and 6 through SP1,...

7.1 High

The MHTML protocol handler in a component of Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 SP2 and 6 through SP1, and Windows Mail, does not assign the correct Internet Explorer Security Zone to UNC share pathnames, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and read arbitrary files via an mhtml: URI in conjunction with a redirection, aka "URL Parsing Cross-Domain Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Exploit likelihood

26.6%Up 6.0 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.1

The MHTML protocol handler in a component of Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 SP2 and 6 through SP1, and Windows Mail, does not assign the correct Internet Explorer Security Zone to UNC share pathnames, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and read arbitrary files via an mhtml: URI in conjunction with a redirection, aka "URL Parsing Cross-Domain Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Record
CVE-2008-1448
CVSS 2.0
7.1 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-264
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The MHTML protocol handler in a component of Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 SP2 and 6 through SP1, and Windows Mail, does not assign the correct Internet Explorer Security Zone to UNC share pathnames, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and read arbitrary files via an mhtml: URI in conjunction with a redirection, aka "URL Parsing Cross-Domain Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Record
CVE-2008-1448
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-1452 No score

The MHTML protocol handler in a component of Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 SP2 and 6 through SP1, and Windows Mail, does not assign the correct Internet Explorer Security Zone to UNC share pathnames, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and read arbitrary files via an mhtml: URI in conjunction with a redirection, aka "URL Parsing Cross-Domain Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Record
EUVD-2008-1452
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8xj3-mf49-rfmm No score

The MHTML protocol handler in a component of Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 SP2 and 6 through SP1,...

The MHTML protocol handler in a component of Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 SP2 and 6 through SP1, and Windows Mail, does not assign the correct Internet Explorer Security Zone to UNC share pathnames, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and read arbitrary files via an mhtml: URI in conjunction with a redirection, aka "URL Parsing Cross-Domain Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Record
GHSA-8xj3-mf49-rfmm
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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

In short

CVE-2008-1448 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Microsoft Outlook Express, published August 13, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 26.6%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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