CVE-2008-2159
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 can save encrypted pages in the cache even when the...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 can save encrypted pages in the cache even when the DisableCachingOfSSLPages registry setting is enabled, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 can save encrypted pages in the cache even when the DisableCachingOfSSLPages registry setting is enabled, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information.
- Record
CVE-2008-2159- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 can save encrypted pages in the cache even when the DisableCachingOfSSLPages registry setting is enabled, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information.
- Record
CVE-2008-2159- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-2156 No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 can save encrypted pages in the cache even when the DisableCachingOfSSLPages registry setting is enabled, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information.
- Record
EUVD-2008-2156- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c3x3-fj85-5386 No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 can save encrypted pages in the cache even when the...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 can save encrypted pages in the cache even when the DisableCachingOfSSLPages registry setting is enabled, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information.
- Record
GHSA-c3x3-fj85-5386- Weakness
- CWE-200
- 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-2008-2159 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published May 12, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.07%, the 81st percentile. No source names a fixed version.