Windows Server 2008 vulnerabilitiesAnd the versions its exploited flaws hit.

Product195 known exploited2 versions
The short answer

Windows Server 2008 is made by Microsoft. We track 3,906 published vulnerabilities in it, across 2 versions. 195 of them are on the list of flaws known to be exploited, the newest added on 20 May 2026. If you run Windows Server 2008, check your version against the exploited flaws below and patch those first.

Check your version

The most recent Windows Server 2008 flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2010-0249, on 20 May 2026. We keep watching the known-exploited list.

Versions

Which versions of Windows Server 2008 do the exploited flaws hit?

Each exploited flaw lists the versions it affects, as published by the vendor. Find your version, then patch.

  • CVE-2023-36424Exploited list, 13 Apr 2026

    Microsoft Windows Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability

    r2-sp1
  • CVE-2025-33073Exploited list, 20 Oct 2025

    Microsoft Windows SMB Client Improper Access Control Vulnerability

    r2-sp1
  • CVE-2025-24990Exploited list, 14 Oct 2025

    Microsoft Windows Untrusted Pointer Dereference Vulnerability

    r2-sp1
  • CVE-2025-59230Exploited list, 14 Oct 2025

    Microsoft Windows Improper Access Control Vulnerability

    r2-sp1
  • CVE-2021-43226Exploited list, 6 Oct 2025

    Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

    r2-sp1
  • CVE-2013-3918Exploited list, 6 Oct 2025

    Microsoft Windows Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability

    r2-sp1sp2
  • CVE-2025-33053Exploited list, 10 Jun 2025

    Microsoft Windows External Control of File Name or Path Vulnerability

    r2-sp1
  • CVE-2025-30397Exploited list, 13 May 2025

    Microsoft Windows Scripting Engine Type Confusion Vulnerability

    r2-sp1
  • CVE-2025-32706Exploited list, 13 May 2025

    Microsoft Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) Driver Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

    r2-sp1
  • CVE-2025-32701Exploited list, 13 May 2025

    Microsoft Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) Driver Use-After-Free Vulnerability

    r2-sp1
  • CVE-2025-24054Exploited list, 17 Apr 2025

    Microsoft Windows NTLM Hash Disclosure Spoofing Vulnerability

    r2-sp1
  • CVE-2025-29824Exploited list, 8 Apr 2025

    Microsoft Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) Driver Use-After-Free Vulnerability

    r2-sp1
  • CVE-2025-24985Exploited list, 11 Mar 2025

    Microsoft Windows Fast FAT File System Driver Integer Overflow Vulnerability

    r2-sp1
  • CVE-2025-24983Exploited list, 11 Mar 2025

    Microsoft Windows Win32k Use-After-Free Vulnerability

    r2-sp1
  • CVE-2025-24991Exploited list, 11 Mar 2025

    Microsoft Windows NTFS Out-Of-Bounds Read Vulnerability

    r2-sp1
  • CVE-2025-26633Exploited list, 11 Mar 2025

    Microsoft Windows Management Console (MMC) Improper Neutralization Vulnerability

    r2-sp1
  • CVE-2025-24993Exploited list, 11 Mar 2025

    Microsoft Windows NTFS Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

    r2-sp1
  • CVE-2018-8639Exploited list, 3 Mar 2025

    Microsoft Windows Win32k Improper Resource Shutdown or Release Vulnerability

    r2r2-sp1
  • CVE-2025-21418Exploited list, 11 Feb 2025

    Microsoft Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

    r2-sp1
  • CVE-2024-29059Exploited list, 4 Feb 2025

    Microsoft .NET Framework Information Disclosure Vulnerability

    r2-sp1
  • CVE-2024-35250Exploited list, 16 Dec 2024

    Microsoft Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Untrusted Pointer Dereference Vulnerability

    r2-sp1
  • CVE-2024-49138Exploited list, 10 Dec 2024

    Microsoft Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) Driver Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

    r2-sp1sp2
  • CVE-2024-43451Exploited list, 12 Nov 2024

    Microsoft Windows NTLMv2 Hash Disclosure Spoofing Vulnerability

    r2-sp1
  • CVE-2024-43572Exploited list, 8 Oct 2024

    Microsoft Windows Management Console Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    r2-sp1
  • CVE-2024-43461Exploited list, 16 Sep 2024

    Microsoft Windows MSHTML Platform Spoofing Vulnerability

    r2

5 more exploited flaws name Windows Server 2008 without a version of its own, for example as the system other affected software runs on. They are in the list below.

Showing the 30 most recently added of 195 exploited flaws. The full list is below.

Known exploited

Which Windows Server 2008 vulnerabilities are being exploited?

50 flaws are on the government list of vulnerabilities known to be exploited. These are the ones criminals are using now, so they go first, whatever their severity score says.

  1. 8.8
    CVE-2010-0249HighKnown exploited
    Microsoft Internet Explorer Use-After-Free Vulnerability

    Microsoft Internet Explorer contains an use-after-free vulnerability that could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing a pointer associated with a deleted object.

    Chance of use92%Known exploited since20 May 2026
  2. 8.8
    CVE-2010-0806HighKnown exploited
    Microsoft Internet Explorer Use-After-Free Vulnerability

    Microsoft Internet Explorer contains an use-after-free vulnerability that could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving access to an invalid pointer after the deletion of an object.

    Chance of use82%Known exploited since20 May 2026
  3. 9.8
    CVE-2008-4250CriticalKnown exploited
    Microsoft Windows Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

    Microsoft Windows contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Windows Server Service that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RPC request that triggers an overflow during path...

    Chance of use99%Known exploited since20 May 2026
  4. 7.8
    CVE-2023-36424HighKnown exploited
    Microsoft Windows Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability

    Microsoft Windows Common Log File System Driver contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could allow a threat actor for privileges escalation

    Chance of use12%Known exploited since13 Apr 2026
  5. 8.8
    CVE-2025-33073HighKnown exploited
    Microsoft Windows SMB Client Improper Access Control Vulnerability

    Microsoft Windows SMB Client contains an improper access control vulnerability that could allow for privilege escalation.

    Chance of use65%Known exploited since20 Oct 2025
  6. 7.8
    CVE-2025-24990HighKnown exploited
    Microsoft Windows Untrusted Pointer Dereference Vulnerability

    Microsoft Windows Agere Modem Driver contains an untrusted pointer dereference vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.

    Chance of use5.8%Known exploited since14 Oct 2025
  7. 7.8
    CVE-2025-59230HighKnown exploited
    Microsoft Windows Improper Access Control Vulnerability

    Microsoft Windows contains an improper access control vulnerability in Windows Remote Access Connection Manager which could allow an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

    Chance of use2.6%Known exploited since14 Oct 2025
  8. 7.8
    CVE-2021-43226HighKnown exploited
    Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

    Microsoft Windows Common Log File System Driver contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that could allow a local, privileged attacker to bypass certain security mechanisms.

    Chance of use3.1%Known exploited since6 Oct 2025
Exploit likelihood

Which Windows Server 2008 flaws are most likely to be used?

Ranked by the latest exploit-likelihood forecast: the chance each flaw is used in an attack in the next 30 days. A high severity score on its own doesn't tell you that. Flaws shared by many other makers' products are left out.

50% or more10% to 49%Under 10%
  1. >99%
    CVE-2015-1635CriticalKnown exploited

    HTTP.sys in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted HTTP requests, aka "HTTP.sys...

    CVSS9.8Published14 Apr 2015
  2. >99%
    CVE-2013-2251CriticalKnown exploited

    Apache Struts 2.0.0 through 2.3.15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OGNL expressions via a parameter with a crafted (1) action:, (2) redirect:, or (3) redirectAction: prefix.

    CVSS9.8Published20 Jul 2013
  3. 97%

    Buffer overflow in the Telnet service in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2 allows...

    CVSS10.0Published13 Jan 2015
  4. 97%
    CVE-2010-3962HighKnown exploited

    Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 7, and 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) token sequences and the clip attribute,...

    CVSS8.1Published5 Nov 2010
  5. 96%

    Schannel in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows remote...

    CVSS10.0Published11 Nov 2014
  6. 95%
    CVE-2014-6332HighKnown exploited

    OleAut32.dll in OLE in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1...

    CVSS8.8Published11 Nov 2014
  7. 93%
    CVE-2016-0189HighKnown exploited

    The Microsoft (1) JScript 5.8 and (2) VBScript 5.7 and 5.8 engines, as used in Internet Explorer 9 through 11 and other products, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory...

    CVSS7.5Published11 May 2016
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We track 3,906 published vulnerabilities listed under the name Windows Server 2008, across 2 versions. The most recent Windows Server 2008 flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2010-0249, on 20 May 2026.

195 are on the list of flaws known to be exploited. The most recently added are CVE-2010-0249, CVE-2010-0806 and CVE-2008-4250.

Each flaw names its own versions, usually as ranges. The newest, CVE-2023-36424, affects r2-sp1. The versions for every exploited flaw are listed on this page.

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