CVE-2008-1457 describes a critical vulnerability in the Event System across various Microsoft Windows operating systems, including Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, and Server 2008. This flaw allows remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted event subscription request, stemming from improper validation of per-user subscriptions. With a CVSS score of 9.0, this vulnerability is highly severe, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity and EPSS score, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2008CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
vistaCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:vista:*:gold:*:*:*:*:* | ||
xpCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/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, 0.3 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.