Is CVE-2008-1457 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2008-1457 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2008-1457?

CVE-2008-1457 has a CVSS v2 base score of 9.0 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2008-1457?

CVE-2008-1457 has an EPSS score of 36.27% (98th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2008-1457

HIGHEPSS 98th pctl

9.0

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

The Event System in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008 does not properly validate per-user subscriptions, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted event subscription request.

CWE-20Improper Input Validation

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

36.27%probability of exploitation in 30 days

98thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 98% of all known CVEs.

References

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.