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Microsoft Windows

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CVE-2008-0015

Microsoft Windows Video ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CISA catalog due date2026-03-10
246 days past due
EPSS exploit probability (next 30 days)76.6% · 100percentile
From CVE publication to KEV listing6069 days (2009-07-07 → 2026-02-17)
Remediation window (KEV listing to due date)21 days
Days on the KEV list267 days
Date added to KEV2026-02-17
Known ransomware campaign useUnknown
VendorMicrosoft
ProductWindows
Weaknesses (CWE)n/a

Microsoft: 391 entries (22.0% of all KEV entries are from this vendor); 41 added in 2026.

BOD 26-04 note: this is the date printed in the CISA catalog. A federal agency's actual deadline is set by its SSVC tier - Act (3 days), Attend (14 days), Track (60 days), or the next scheduled upgrade - counted from the KEV listing date or the date the vulnerability is identified in its environment, whichever comes first. Use the tier helper on each CVE page for your own window.

Your BOD 26-04 window (SSVC tier helper)

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Description

Microsoft Windows Video ActiveX Control contains a remote code execution vulnerability. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by constructing a specially crafted Web page. When a user views the Web page, the vulnerability could allow remote code execution. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the logged-on user.

Required action (CISA)

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Notes

https://web.archive.org/web/20110305211119/https://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-032.mspx ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0015

References

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