CVE-2007-4040
HIGHMicrosoft Outlook/Outlook Express - XSS
Title source: llmDescription
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.
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.1660
EPSS Percentile
94.8%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-79
Status
draft
Affected Products (2)
microsoft/outlook
microsoft/outlook_express
Timeline
Published
Jul 27, 2007
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026