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CVE-2008-0082
An ActiveX control (Messenger.UIAutomation.1) in Windows Messenger 4.7 and 5.1 is marked as safe-for-scripting, which allows remote…
High10.0EPSS 34.4%
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- Updated
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- Assigned by
- microsoft
Description
An ActiveX control (Messenger.UIAutomation.1) in Windows Messenger 4.7 and 5.1 is marked as safe-for-scripting, which allows remote attackers to control the Messenger application, and "change state," obtain contact information, and establish audio or video connections without notification via unknown vectors.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 34.4% · top 1.6% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (9)
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5995 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- ADV-2008-2354 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- TA08-225A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- HPSBST02360 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- MS08-050 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- 30551 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20080814 Microsoft Windows Messenger Remote Illegal Access Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 31446 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1020681 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_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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