CVE-2007-0843
The ReadDirectoryChangesW API function on Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, and Vista does not check permissions for child objects,…
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- Updated
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- mitre
Description
The ReadDirectoryChangesW API function on Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, and Vista does not check permissions for child objects, which allows local users to bypass permissions by opening a directory with LIST (READ) access and using ReadDirectoryChangesW to monitor changes of files that do not have LIST permissions, which can be leveraged to determine filenames, access times, and other sensitive information.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 16 days later
· 16 days later
Published
- 17 years later
· 17 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.7% · top 10% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (11)
- 22664 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://securityvulns.com/advisories/readdirectorychanges.asp (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20070222 Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista ReadDirectoryChangesW informaton leak (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 24245 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20070222 Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista ReadDirectoryChangesW informaton leak (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- ADV-2007-0701 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 33474 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- win-readdirectory-information-disclosure(32644) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20070222 Re[2]: [Full-disclosure] Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista ReadDirectoryChangesW informaton leak (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 2282 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163755/Microsoft-Windows-Malicious-Software-Removal-Tool-Privilege-Escalation.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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