CVE-2008-1457

The Event System in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008 does not properly validate per-user subscriptions, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted event subscription request.

Published: 2008-08-13 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-1457 is rated High Risk (73.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 54.93%, 98th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +3.41% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1457

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 2025-12-28 51.52% 54.93% +3.41%
2 2025-12-27 54.93% 51.52% -3.41%
3 2025-10-28 — 54.93% —

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1457

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-1457

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1457

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft windows-nt 2008 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows-nt vista cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:vista:*:gold:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows-nt xp cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2000 — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2003_server — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2003_server — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_vista — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_xp — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-1457

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