Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) 6.0.2900.2180 in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted .avi file, which triggers the crash when the user right clicks on the file.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-0562 is rated High Exploit Risk (60.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 13.03%, 96th 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.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3190 | exploit_db | edb | 2007-01-24 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 28.77% | 13.03% | -15.74% |
| 2 | 2026-06-12 | 32.97% | 28.77% | -4.19% |
| 3 | 2026-05-26 | — | 32.97% | — |
Full EPSS history (18 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.3 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.6 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_explorer | 6.00.2900.2180 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_explorer:6.00.2900.2180:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |