CVE-2008-1084

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.2)—💥 Exploit

Unspecified vulnerability in the kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, through Vista SP1, and Server 2008 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to improper input validation. NOTE: it was later reported that one affected function is NtUserFnOUTSTRING in win32k.sys.

CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Base score: 7.2

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 6.75%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 94
Score date: 10/7/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

💥 Public exploits

Exploit code or detection templates are publicly available. This is not the same as confirmed active exploitation (KEV), but it raises the risk: patch with priority.

Published on Exploit-DB · Microsoft Windows XP SP2 - 'win32k.sys' Local Privilege Escalation (MS08-025) (4/28/2008)
Published on Exploit-DB · Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/2000/2003/2008 Kernel - Usermode Callback Privilege Escalation (MS08-025) (1) (4/8/2008)

Affected technologies (5)

Microsoft — Windows 2000 Microsoft — Windows 2003 Server Microsoft — Windows Server 2008 Microsoft — Windows Vista Microsoft — Windows XP

CWEs

CWE-94

References

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