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CVE-2015-1686

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 16.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2015-05-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

The Microsoft (1) VBScript 5.6 through 5.8 and (2) JScript 5.6 through 5.8 engines, as used in Internet Explorer 8 through 11 and other products, allow remote attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted web site, aka "VBScript and JScript ASLR Bypass."

Affected products

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 8, 9, 10, 11
• Microsoft Vbscript: 5.6, 5.7, 5.8

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74530
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032282
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-043
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-053
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74530
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032282
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-043
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-053

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