CVE-2007-1658: Microsoft Windows Vista

High severity, CVSS 9.3. EPSS: 35.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Windows Mail in Microsoft Windows Vista might allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute certain programs via a link to a (1) local file or (2) UNC share pathname in which there is a directory with the same base name as an executable program at the same level, as demonstrated using C:/windows/system32/winrm (winrm.cmd) and migwiz (migwiz.exe).

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows Vista: any version

Published 2007-03-24. Last modified 2026-06-16.