{"id":"CVE-2007-0942","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2007-0942","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T19:39:09.327Z","title":"Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 on Windows 2000 SP4; 6 SP1 on Windows 2000 SP4; 6 and 7 on Windows XP SP2, or Windows Server 2003 SP1 or SP2; and possibly 7 on Windows Vista does not properly \"instantiate certain COM objects as ActiveX controls,\"…","description":"Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 on Windows 2000 SP4; 6 SP1 on Windows 2000 SP4; 6 and 7 on Windows XP SP2, or Windows Server 2003 SP1 or SP2; and possibly 7 on Windows Vista does not properly \"instantiate certain COM objects as ActiveX controls,\" which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted COM object from chtskdic.dll.","published":"2007-05-08T23:19:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T22:36:36.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":9.3,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"},"cwe":[],"affected":["microsoft/ie","microsoft/internet explorer"],"epss":{"score":0.32205,"percentile":0.98307,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 32.2%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/23769","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.osvdb.org/34399","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468871/100/200/threaded","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018019","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-128A.html","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1712","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-027","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33252","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1939","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/23769","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.osvdb.org/34399","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468871/100/200/threaded","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018019","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-128A.html","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1712","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-027","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33252","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1939","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0942","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}