CVE-2008-4250The Server service in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, Server 2008, and 7 Pre-Beta allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a craf…
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CISA lists it as known exploited since May 20, 2026; federal agencies had to remediate by Jun 3, 2026. Treat that date as your deadline.
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The Server service in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, Server 2008, and 7 Pre-Beta allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RPC request that triggers the overflow during path canonicalization, as exploited in the wild by Gimmiv.A in October 2008, aka "Server Service Vulnerability."
- CVSS
- 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV May 20, 2026; federal remediation due Jun 3, 2026Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 98.75% (percentile 100)
- Assigned by
- microsoft
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- May 21, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
microsoft windows_2000 microsoft:windows_2000 | all versions | NVD |
microsoft windows_server_2003 microsoft:windows_server_2003 | all versions; all versions; all versions; all versions; all versions; all versions | NVD |
microsoft windows_server_2008 microsoft:windows_server_2008 | all versions; all versions; all versions | NVD |
microsoft windows_vista microsoft:windows_vista | all versions; all versions; all versions; all versions | NVD |
microsoft windows_xp microsoft:windows_xp | all versions; all versions; all versions; all versions | NVD |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122703006921213&w=2vendor-advisory, x-refsource-hp, issue-tracking, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32326third-party-advisory, x-refsource-secunia, patch, vendor-advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/827267third-party-advisory, x-refsource-cert-vn, us-government-resource
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021091vdb-entry, x-refsource-sectrack, broken-link, third-party-advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7132exploit, x-refsource-exploit-db, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6841exploit, x-refsource-exploit-db, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31874vdb-entry, x-refsource-bid, broken-link, exploit, patch, third-party-advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-067vendor-advisory, x-refsource-ms, patch
- http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/1150x-refsource-misc, permissions-required
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6824exploit, x-refsource-exploit-db, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2902vdb-entry, x-refsource-vupen, vendor-advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46040vdb-entry, x-refsource-xf, third-party-advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497808/100/0/threadedmailing-list, x-refsource-bugtraq, broken-link, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-297A.htmlthird-party-advisory, x-refsource-cert, broken-link, us-government-resource
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7104exploit, x-refsource-exploit-db, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-088A.htmlthird-party-advisory, x-refsource-cert, us-government-resource
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6093vdb-entry, signature, x-refsource-oval, broken-link, third-party-advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497816/100/0/threadedmailing-list, x-refsource-bugtraq, broken-link, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2008-4250us-government-resource
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