CVE-2008-2246

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 32.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-08-13 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

Microsoft Windows Vista through SP1 and Server 2008 do not properly import the default IPsec policy from a Windows Server 2003 domain to a Windows Server 2008 domain, which prevents IPsec rules from being enforced and allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows-Nt: 2008
Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/31411
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30634
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020678
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2351
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-047
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6060
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/31411
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30634
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020678

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