CVE-2008-4269
The search-ms protocol handler in Windows Explorer in Microsoft Windows Vista Gold and SP1 and...
The search-ms protocol handler in Windows Explorer in Microsoft Windows Vista Gold and SP1 and Server 2008 uses untrusted parameter data obtained from incorrect parsing, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document, aka "Windows Search Parsing Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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The search-ms protocol handler in Windows Explorer in Microsoft Windows Vista Gold and SP1 and Server 2008 uses untrusted parameter data obtained from incorrect parsing, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document, aka "Windows Search Parsing Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2008-4269- CVSS 2.0
- 8.5 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The search-ms protocol handler in Windows Explorer in Microsoft Windows Vista Gold and SP1 and Server 2008 uses untrusted parameter data obtained from incorrect parsing, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document, aka "Windows Search Parsing Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2008-4269- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4252 No score
The search-ms protocol handler in Windows Explorer in Microsoft Windows Vista Gold and SP1 and Server 2008 uses untrusted parameter data obtained from incorrect parsing, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document, aka "Windows Search Parsing Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2008-4252- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hjfr-hcjv-f23h No score
The search-ms protocol handler in Windows Explorer in Microsoft Windows Vista Gold and SP1 and...
The search-ms protocol handler in Windows Explorer in Microsoft Windows Vista Gold and SP1 and Server 2008 uses untrusted parameter data obtained from incorrect parsing, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document, aka "Windows Search Parsing Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-hjfr-hcjv-f23h- 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-2008-4269 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.5) in Microsoft Windows Vista, published December 10, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 20.5%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-075
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6110
securitytracker.com/id?1021366
secunia.com/advisories/33053
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3387
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4269
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hjfr-hcjv-f23h