CVE-2008-1435 describes a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Windows Explorer in Microsoft Windows Vista (up to SP1) and Server 2008. Attackers can exploit this by tricking users into opening specially crafted saved-search (.search-ms) files, which are improperly handled during the saving process. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring user interaction (medium complexity) but allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2008CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 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.