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CVE-2007-5355

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.8EPSS 17.1%EU EUVD

The Web Proxy Auto-Discovery (WPAD) feature in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7, when a primary DNS suffix with three or more components is configured, resolves an unqualified wpad hostname in a second-level domain outside this configured DNS domain, which allows remote WPAD servers to conduct man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks.

Key facts

CVSS score
5.8 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
EPSS score
17.1% (97th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2007-5333)
Published
December 5, 2007
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-5333 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • microsoft / internet explorer
  • microsoft / internet explorer
  • microsoft / internet explorer
  • microsoft / internet explorer
  • microsoft / windows 2000
  • microsoft / windows 2003 server
  • microsoft / windows 2003 server
  • microsoft / windows 2003 server
  • microsoft / windows 2003 server
  • microsoft / windows 2003 server
  • microsoft / windows 2003 server
  • microsoft / windows vista
  • microsoft / windows xp

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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