Is CVE-2008-4260 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2008-4260 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2008-4260?

CVE-2008-4260 has a CVSS v2 base score of 8.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2008-4260?

CVE-2008-4260 has an EPSS score of 19.38% (97th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2008-4260

HIGHEPSS 97th pctl

8.5

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 sometimes attempts to access a deleted object, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document that triggers memory corruption, aka "Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

CWE-399

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

19.38%probability of exploitation in 30 days

97thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 97% of all known CVEs.

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021371
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3385
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-073
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5903

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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.