CVE-2008-0074

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 through 7.0 allows local users to gain privileges via unknown vectors related to file change notifications in the TPRoot, NNTPFile\Root, or WWWRoot folders.

Published: 2008-02-12 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-0074 is rated Moderate Risk (57.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.57%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0074

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 2026-03-04 1.05% 1.57% +0.52%
2 2026-03-01 1.57% 1.05% -0.52%
3 2026-02-04 1.57%

Full EPSS history (34 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-0074

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
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.
3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-0074

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-0074

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft internet_information_server 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_information_server 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:6.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_information_services 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_services:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-0074

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