CVE-2008-0015

highpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.766 · 100 %ileexploit · functionalEUUS
grimoire priorityP0 · Act now
Exploitable?
Yes · in the wild
CISA KEV · 3 exploits · functional
Likely / severe?
76.6% (100th) EPSS
CVSS 9.3 · high
Is it mine?
3 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
2 sources
enisa_euvd · nvd

added 2026-02-17remediate by 2026-03-10

required action Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Microsoft Windows Video ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Stack-based buffer overflow in the CComVariant::ReadFromStream function in the Active Template Library (ATL), as used in the MPEG2TuneRequest ActiveX control in msvidctl.dll in DirectShow, in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Server 2008 Gold and SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web page, as exploited in the wild in July 2009, aka "Microsoft Video ActiveX Control Vulnerability."

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

9.3
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v2.09.3highAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:Cprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8.6 · impact 10
v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondaryexploitability 2.8 · impact 5.9
v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Hsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

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exploits (3)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

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affected products (3)

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also known as (2)

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sources

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published 2009-07-07modified 2026-06-16
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references (41)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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