CVE-2007-0213

Exp

Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 SP3, 2003 SP1 and SP2, and 2007 does not properly decode certain MIME encoded e-mails, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted base64-encoded MIME e-mail message.

Published: 2007-05-08 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-0213 is rated High Exploit Risk (88.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 82.44%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2007-0213

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
47076 exploit_db edb 2019-07-05 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-0213

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-16 83.39% 82.44% -0.94%
2 2026-05-15 82.44% 83.39% +0.94%
3 2026-05-13 82.44%

Full EPSS history (27 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-0213

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-0213

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-0213

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft exchange_server 2000 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft exchange_server 2003 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2003:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft exchange_server 2003 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft exchange_server 2007 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2007:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-0213

URL Tags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153533/Microsoft-Exchange-2003-base64-MIME-Remote-Code-Execution.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/25183 Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/343145 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/34391 Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468871/100/200/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23809 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018015 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-128A.html Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1711 Permissions Required
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-026 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33889 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1890 Third Party Advisory
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