CVE-2008-4250
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Summary
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 overfl…
Published: 2008-10-23 · In KEV since: 2026-05-20
Analysis
🔴 Critical — actively exploited
How it's exploited: Exploitable over the network (internet-reachable), unauthenticated, no user interaction, and with low complexity.
⚠️ Critical combo: remote, unauthenticated and no interaction → trivial to automate.
Impact: Full compromise (confidentiality, integrity and availability).
Status: Active exploitation confirmed by CISA (KEV).
- Patch now: it is in CISA's actively-exploited catalog (KEV), with a deadline.
- Reduce exposure: keep it off the internet; firewall, VPN or network segmentation.
- Detect: turn this CVE into detection rules.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The vector encodes how it's exploited (translated above, in the analysis). Break it down in the CVSS tool →
Sources: CISA KEV · EPSS · FIRST.org · NVD. Analysis derived from the CVSS vector and exploitation status (no AI). Informational; always verify against the vendor's official advisory.