CVE-2007-0211 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability within the hardware detection functionality of the Windows Shell in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and Professional, and Server 2003 SP1. An unvalidated parameter in a hardware detection and registration function allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring low attack complexity and no authentication. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
sp1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:gold:professional:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.