CVE-2008-0951: Microsoft Windows Vista

High severity, CVSS 9.3. EPSS: 30.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Microsoft Windows Vista does not properly enforce the NoDriveTypeAutoRun registry value, which allows user-assisted remote attackers, and possibly physically proximate attackers, to execute arbitrary code by inserting a (1) CD-ROM device or (2) U3-enabled USB device containing a filesystem with an Autorun.inf file, and possibly other vectors related to (a) AutoRun and (b) AutoPlay actions.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows Vista: any version

Published 2008-03-24. Last modified 2026-06-16.