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CVE-2007-4040

Published: Jul 27, 2007Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-79
NVD MITRE
8.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
13.5%
Top 4.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

Argument injection vulnerability involving Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express, when certain URIs are registered, allows remote attackers to conduct cross-browser scripting attacks and execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in an unspecified URI, which are inserted into the command line when invoking the handling process, a similar issue to CVE-2007-3670.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-79

Affected Products

outlookmicrosoft
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
outlook expressmicrosoft
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
n/an/a
microsoftcommercialUSOperating Systems

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

http://larholm.com/2007/07/25/mozilla-protocol-abuse/
larholm.com
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2007/Jul/0557.html
seclists.org

Timeline

Published
Jul 27, 2007
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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