# CVE-2008-0015: A Microsoft Windows bug is being used in attacks

Status: Being used now (CISA KEV, added 2026-02-17)
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## Agent prompt (read-only)
Read-only check, change nothing, send nothing anywhere.
Is Microsoft Windows (CVE-2008-0015) installed or running on this machine or in this project?
1. Find every copy and its version (apps, packages, containers, lockfiles).
2. Compare each version against the vendor's fixed version for CVE-2008-0015. Quote the vendor page you used.
3. Report a table: where, version, fixed version, status (exposed / fixed / not installed / unsure).
4. List the exact update steps, but do not run them.

## Official 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.

## Sources
- 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
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0015

Generated by isitexploited.org from public sources. Verify version numbers against the vendor before acting.