CVE-2009-1808

Status: ModifiedMedium (4.9)—💥 Exploit

Microsoft Windows XP SP3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by making an SPI_SETDESKWALLPAPER SystemParametersInfo call with an improperly terminated pvParam argument, followed by an SPI_GETDESKWALLPAPER SystemParametersInfo call.

CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Base score: 4.9

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 2.83%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 86
Score date: 10/9/2026

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/2000/2003 - Desktop Wall Paper System Parameter Privilege Escalation (2/2/2009)

Affected technologies (1)

Microsoft — Windows XP

CWEs

NVD-CWE-Other

References

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