{
    "id": "CVE-2007-3896",
    "published": "2007-10-11 00:17:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:42:59",
    "cvss_score": "9.3",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
    "cwe": "CWE-20",
    "description": "The URL handling in Shell32.dll in the Windows shell in Microsoft Windows XP and Server 2003, with Internet Explorer 7 installed, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via invalid \"%\" sequences in a mailto: or other URI handler, as demonstrated using mIRC, Outlook, Firefox, Adobe Reader, Skype, and other applications. NOTE: this issue might be related to other issues involving URL handlers in Windows systems, such as CVE-2007-3845. There also might be separate but closely related issues in the applications that are invoked by the handlers.",
    "epss_score": "0.53831",
    "epss_percentile": "0.98967",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-27 18:17:06",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "internet_explorer"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_2003_server"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_xp"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "30645",
            "title": "Microsoft Windows - URI Handler Command Execution",
            "date": "2007-10-05",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30645"
        }
    ],
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        "http://www.heise-security.co.uk/news/96982",
        "http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/403150",
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        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481839/100/0/threaded"
    ]
}