CVE-2008-2463

What it is

The Microsoft Office Snapshot Viewer ActiveX control in snapview.ocx 10.0.5529.0, as distributed in the standalone Snapshot Viewer and Microsoft Office Access 2000 through 2003, allows remote attackers to download arbitrary files to a client machine via a crafted HTML document or e-mail message, probably involving use of the SnapshotPath and CompressedPath properties and the PrintSnapshot method. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.

Exploit odds

59.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.

Fix

No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

1. 2008-05-28 00:00 UTC ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
2. 2008-07-07 23:41 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
3. 2026-06-16 22:53 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 59.0% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 6.8 MEDIUM (CVSS).
• Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published

2008-07-07 23:41 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-16 22:53 UTC

Exploit probability

59.0% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-94 · Code injection

Record status

Modified

Affected

• Microsoft Office Snapshot Viewer Activex office_2003
• Microsoft Office Snapshot Viewer Activex office_xp
• Microsoft Office Snapshot Viewer Activex office2000

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 6.8

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

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