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CVE-2008-4269

HIGH CVSS: 8.5 Published: 2008-12-10 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The search-ms protocol handler in Windows Explorer in Microsoft Windows Vista Gold and SP1 and Server 2008 uses untrusted parameter data obtained from incorrect parsing, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document, aka "Windows Search Parsing Vulnerability."

Affected Platforms

Microsoft Windows Server 2008Microsoft Windows Vista

Weakness Type

CWE-399

References