CVE-2008-2259
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 does not perform proper "argument validation" during print...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 does not perform proper "argument validation" during print preview, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, aka "HTML Component Handling Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 does not perform proper "argument validation" during print preview, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, aka "HTML Component Handling Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2008-2259- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 does not perform proper "argument validation" during print preview, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, aka "HTML Component Handling Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2008-2259- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-2256 No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 does not perform proper "argument validation" during print preview, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, aka "HTML Component Handling Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2008-2256- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9788-3jp6-v2fg No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 does not perform proper "argument validation" during print...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 does not perform proper "argument validation" during print preview, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, aka "HTML Component Handling Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-9788-3jp6-v2fg- Weakness
- CWE-20
- 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-2008-2259 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published August 13, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 30.1%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.