The hardware detection functionality in the Windows Shell in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and Professional, and Server 2003 SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via an unvalidated parameter to a function related to the "detection and registration of new hardware."
Published Feb 13, 2007
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.65%
Description
The hardware detection functionality in the Windows Shell in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and Professional, and Server 2003 SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via an unvalidated parameter to a function related to the "detection and registration of new hardware."
Affected products
No data.
- sp1
- n/a
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.65% (0.02654) | 85.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.57% (0.02571) | 83.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.31% (0.02312) | 83.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 0.97% (0.00974) | 62.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.99% (0.01992) | 82.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 11.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 15.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.09% (0.02087) | 79.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.09% (0.02087) | 78.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.09% (0.02087) | 56.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24126 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/240796 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/31890 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22481 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017633 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-044A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0575 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-006 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A224 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/24126 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/240796 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/31890 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22481 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017633 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-044A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0575 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-006 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A224 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
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