CVE-2007-0214

The HTML Help ActiveX control (Hhctrl.ocx) in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP3, XP SP2 and Professional, 2003 SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified functions, related to uninitialized parameters.

Published: 2007-02-13 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2007-0214 is rated High Risk (66.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 26.37%, 98th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-0214

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 2026-06-15 58.46% 26.37% -32.09%
2 2025-10-23 62.47% 58.46% -4.01%
3 2025-10-02 — 62.47% —

Full EPSS history (20 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-0214

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/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:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-0214

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-0214

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft windows_2000 — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2003_server — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2003_server 64-bit cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:64-bit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2003_server itanium cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:itanium:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2003_server sp1 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2003_server sp1 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:sp1:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_xp — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:64-bit:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_xp — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-0214

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