CVE-2007-1658

Exp

Windows Mail in Microsoft Windows Vista might allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute certain programs via a link to a (1) local file or (2) UNC share pathname in which there is a directory with the same base name as an executable program at the same level, as demonstrated using C:/windows/system32/winrm (winrm.cmd) and migwiz (migwiz.exe).

Published: 2007-03-24 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-1658 is rated High Exploit Risk (87.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 76.65%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 3 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-2007-1658

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
29771 exploit_db edb 2007-03-23 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-1658

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 2026-02-24 76.32% 76.65% +0.33%
2 2025-11-10 76.09% 76.32% +0.22%
3 2025-06-22 76.09%

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-1658

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-2007-1658

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-1658

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft windows_vista cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:32_bit:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_vista cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:business:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_vista cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_vista cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:home_basic:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_vista cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:home_premium:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-1658

URL Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-03/0344.html Exploit
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-03/0345.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-03/0346.html
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=2507
http://news.com.com/2100-1002_3-6170133.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/25639
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9014194
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471947/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23103 Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017816
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-163A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2154
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-034
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33167
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1861
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