{"cve":"CVE-2008-4268","nvd":{"published":"2008-12-10T14:00:01.143","modified":"2026-06-16T22:57:31.190","status":"Modified","description":"The Windows Search component in Microsoft Windows Vista Gold and SP1 and Server 2008 does not properly free memory during a save operation for a Windows Search file, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted saved-search file, aka \"Windows Saved Search Vulnerability.\"","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-399"],"references":["http://secunia.com/advisories/33053","http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021366","http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html","http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3387","https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-075"],"products":["microsoft:windows_server_2008","microsoft:windows_vista"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:53:23.791937413+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-4268","score":0.20682,"percentile":0.97527,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}