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CVE-2008-0015

Critical 🇺🇸 CISA KEV ⚡ Exploit Available
Microsoft Windows Video ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2008-0015)
Published: Feb 17, 2026  ·  Source: CISA_KEV
CVSS v3
9.0
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

Microsoft Windows Video ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability — Microsoft Windows Video ActiveX Control contains a remote code execution vulnerability. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by constructing a specially crafted Web page. When a user views the Web page, the vulnerability could allow remote code execution. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the logged-on user.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

A critical remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows Video ActiveX Control that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code through specially crafted web pages. Successful exploitation grants attackers the same privileges as the logged-on user, potentially leading to full system compromise. Active exploits exist with no official patch available.

📄 Description (Arabic)

تؤثر هذه الثغرة الأمنية على عنصر التحكم ActiveX للفيديو في أنظمة مايكروسوفت ويندوز، حيث يمكن للمهاجم إنشاء صفحة ويب خبيثة تحتوي على كود مصمم خصيصاً لاستغلال الثغرة. عند زيارة المستخدم لهذه الصفحة، يتم تنفيذ التعليمات البرمجية الضارة تلقائياً على النظام المستهدف بنفس صلاحيات المستخدم الحالي. تعتبر هذه الثغرة خطيرة بشكل خاص لأنها لا تتطلب تفاعلاً كبيراً من المستخدم وتوجد استغلالات نشطة لها في البرية دون توفر تصحيح أمني رسمي من مايكروسوفت. يمكن أن يؤدي الاستغلال الناجح إلى تثبيت برامج ضارة، سرقة بيانات حساسة، أو السيطرة الكاملة على النظام المخترق.

🤖 ملخص تنفيذي (AI)

توجد ثغرة أمنية حرجة في عنصر ActiveX للفيديو في مايكروسوفت ويندوز تسمح للمهاجمين بتنفيذ تعليمات برمجية عشوائية من خلال صفحات ويب مصممة خصيصاً. يمنح الاستغلال الناجح المهاجمين نفس صلاحيات المستخدم المسجل دخوله، مما قد يؤدي إلى اختراق كامل للنظام. توجد استغلالات نشطة دون توفر تصحيح رسمي.

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Feb 28, 2026 08:45
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi organizations using legacy Windows systems with ActiveX enabled in Internet Explorer face critical risk of remote compromise through web-based attacks. Financial institutions, government entities, and critical infrastructure operators must immediately assess exposure as successful exploitation could lead to data breaches, regulatory violations under PDPL, and non-compliance with NCA ECC and SAMA CSF requirements.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
القطاع المالي والمصرفي الجهات الحكومية البنية التحتية الحرجة قطاع الرعاية الصحية قطاع الاتصالات وتقنية المعلومات قطاع التعليم
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
9.0
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
1. Immediately disable ActiveX controls in Internet Explorer through Group Policy or registry settings, and migrate users to modern browsers (Edge, Chrome, Firefox) that do not support ActiveX technology
2. Implement network-level web filtering to block access to known malicious domains and deploy endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions to monitor for exploitation attempts targeting ActiveX vulnerabilities
3. Conduct urgent inventory of all Windows systems still using Internet Explorer with ActiveX enabled, prioritize migration or isolation of these systems, and apply defense-in-depth controls including application whitelisting and least privilege access
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
1. تعطيل عناصر التحكم ActiveX فوراً في متصفح إنترنت إكسبلورر من خلال نهج المجموعة أو إعدادات السجل، وترحيل المستخدمين إلى متصفحات حديثة (Edge أو Chrome أو Firefox) التي لا تدعم تقنية ActiveX
2. تطبيق تصفية الويب على مستوى الشبكة لحظر الوصول إلى النطاقات الضارة المعروفة ونشر حلول الكشف والاستجابة للنقاط الطرفية لمراقبة محاولات الاستغلال التي تستهدف ثغرات ActiveX
3. إجراء جرد عاجل لجميع أنظمة ويندوز التي لا تزال تستخدم إنترنت إكسبلورر مع تفعيل ActiveX، وإعطاء الأولوية لترحيل أو عزل هذه الأنظمة، وتطبيق ضوابط الدفاع المتعمق بما في ذلك القائمة البيضاء للتطبيقات وصلاحيات الوصول الأدنى
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
1-2-1 2-1-1 3-1-1 4-1-1 5-1-1
🔵 SAMA CSF
CCC-1.1 CCC-2.1 CCC-3.1 TVM-1.1 TVM-2.1
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.12.6.1 A.14.2.2 A.18.2.3
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
Microsoft:Windows
📊 CVSS Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Critical
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Critical
CVSS Score9.0
Exploit ✓ Yes
Patch ✓ Yes
CISA KEV🇺🇸 Yes
KEV Due Date2026-03-10
Published 2026-02-17
Source Feed cisa_kev
Views 2
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: CRITICAL
🏷️ Tags
kev actively-exploited
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