CVE-2007-1658
Windows Mail in Microsoft Windows Vista might allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute certain programs via a link to a (1) local…
- 9.3HighCVSS base score
- 36.7%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 1.5% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
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).
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- Microsoft Windows Vista - Windows Mail Local File Execution (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 29771remote, windowspublished 23 Mar 2007Verified
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Timeline
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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 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 36.7% · top 1.5% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
15
- 20070323 Re: Microsoft Windows Vista - Windows Mail Client Side Code Execution Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 20070323 Microsoft Windows Vista - Windows Mail Client Side Code Execution Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- MS07-034 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1861 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- http://news.com.com/2100-1002_3-6170133.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- SSRT071438 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- win-mail-code-execution(33167) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9014194 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 1017816 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 23103 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20070323 Re: Microsoft Windows Vista - Windows Mail Client Side Code Execution Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- TA07-163A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- 25639 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2007-2154 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=2507 (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)
- EUVD EUVD-2007-1652 (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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