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CVE-2015-2493

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 18.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2015-09-09 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

The (1) VBScript and (2) JScript engines in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 8

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76575
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033487
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-094
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76575
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033487
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-094

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