A certain ActiveX control in sapi.dll (aka the Speech API) in Speech Components in Microsoft Windows Vista, when the Speech Recognition feature is enabled, allows user-assisted remote attackers to delete arbitrary files, and conduct other unauthorized activities, via a web page with an embedded sound object that contains voice commands to an enabled microphone, allowing for interaction with Windows Explorer
Published Feb 3, 2007
7.6
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 17.74%
Description
A certain ActiveX control in sapi.dll (aka the Speech API) in Speech Components in Microsoft Windows Vista, when the Speech Recognition feature is enabled, allows user-assisted remote attackers to delete arbitrary files, and conduct other unauthorized activities, via a web page with an embedded sound object that contains voice commands to an enabled microphone, allowing for interaction with Windows Explorer.
Affected products
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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:N/AC:H/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 (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 17.74% (0.17740) | 97.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 17.22% (0.17220) | 96.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 9, 2025 | 41.57% (0.41573) | 97.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 39.15% (0.39148) | 96.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 46.88% (0.46877) | 96.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 39.15% (0.39148) | 96.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 24, 2024 | 60.38% (0.60384) | 97.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 75.92% (0.75917) | 98.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 9, 2024 | 90.84% (0.90839) | 98.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 92.93% (0.92934) | 98.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 22, 2024 | 93.56% (0.93562) | 99.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 14, 2024 | 93.23% (0.93231) | 98.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 7, 2023 | 95.23% (0.95233) | 99.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 30, 2023 | 95.09% (0.95091) | 99.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 22, 2023 | 95.90% (0.95904) | 99.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 7, 2023 | 95.78% (0.95782) | 99.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 24, 2023 | 95.87% (0.95868) | 99.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 96.16% (0.96159) | 99.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 23.04% (0.23038) | 96.67th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 17, 2022 | 23.04% (0.23038) | 96.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 23.04% (0.23038) | 94.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2007/01/31/issue-regarding-windows-vista-speech-recognition.aspx x_refsource_MISC
- http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2007-January/004003.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2007-January/004005.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2007-January/004007.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2007-January/004012.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121380194923597&w=2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30578 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22359 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020232 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1779/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-032 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5489 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
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