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It has also been reported that DHCP is an alternate attack vector.","severity":{"version":"2.0","score":7.5,"vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P","level":"high","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-08","score":0.15718,"percentile":0.96881,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-16"],"published":"2007-03-26T23:00:00Z","modified":"2026-06-16T22:38:07Z","products":[{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows_2000"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows_2003_server"}],"references":[{"url":"http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934864","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_refsource_MSKB","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=2517","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/isn/2007-q1/0418.html","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_MLIST","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1115","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_VUPEN","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33244","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_XF","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://news.com.com/Windows+weakness+can+lead+to+network+traffic+hijacks/2100-1002_3-6170229.html","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-1692"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w64j-9mwf-4v77"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2007-1692","description":"The default configuration of Microsoft Windows uses the Web Proxy Autodiscovery Protocol (WPAD) without static WPAD entries, which might allow remote attackers to intercept web traffic by registering a proxy server using WINS or DNS, then responding to WPAD requests, as demonstrated using Internet Explorer.  NOTE: it could be argued that if an attacker already has control over WINS/DNS, then web traffic could already be intercepted by modifying WINS or DNS records, so this would not cross privilege boundaries and would not be a vulnerability.  It has also been reported that DHCP is an alternate attack vector.","status":"published","published":"2007-03-26T23:00:00Z","modified":"2024-08-07T13:06:25.887Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T13:34:03.879328Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2007-1686","description":"The default configuration of Microsoft Windows uses the Web Proxy Autodiscovery Protocol (WPAD) without static WPAD entries, which might allow remote attackers to intercept web traffic by registering a proxy server using WINS or DNS, then responding to WPAD requests, as demonstrated using Internet Explorer.  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NOTE: it could be argued that if an attacker already has control over WINS/DNS, then web traffic could already be intercepted by modifying WINS or DNS records, so this would not cross privilege boundaries and would not be a vulnerability.  It has also been reported that DHCP is an alternate attack vector.","status":"published","published":"2022-05-01T17:56:01Z","modified":"2023-01-31T05:03:35Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:48:29.790939Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2007-1692","description":"The default configuration of Microsoft Windows uses the Web Proxy Autodiscovery Protocol (WPAD) without static WPAD entries, which might allow remote attackers to intercept web traffic by registering a proxy server using WINS or DNS, then responding to WPAD requests, as demonstrated using Internet Explorer.  NOTE: it could be argued that if an attacker already has control over WINS/DNS, then web traffic could already be intercepted by modifying WINS or DNS records, so this would not cross privilege boundaries and would not be a vulnerability.  It has also been reported that DHCP is an alternate attack vector.","status":"published","published":"2007-03-26T23:19:00Z","modified":"2026-06-16T22:38:07.247Z","cvss":[{"version":"2.0","score":7.5,"vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P","level":"high","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-16"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:01:13.98711Z"}]}}