# CVE-2007-2229: Information disclosure in n/a

> Local users can access sensitive administrative passwords due to insecure default permissions in Windows Vista data stores.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Jun 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-82wj-rwrj-39cc

## What is CVE-2007-2229?

CVE-2007-2229 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Vista, published on 12 Jun 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Microsoft Windows Vista uses insecure default permissions for unspecified "local user information data stores" in the registry and the file system, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information such as administrative passwords, aka "Permissive User Information Store ACLs Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-2229?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microsoft Windows Vista.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-2229?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-2229 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-2229 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-2229 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Vista

- [CVE-2007-5351](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5351/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2010-3145](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3145/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2008-0951](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0951/): Security feature bypass in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2007-1658](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1658/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2007-1534](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1534/): Misconfiguration in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-2229 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-2229 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Vista, published on 12 Jun 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-2229 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Microsoft Windows Vista. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2229/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2229/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-2229
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-2229
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-2229

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