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CVE-2015-6136

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 24.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2015-12-09 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

The Microsoft (1) VBScript 5.7 and 5.8 and (2) JScript 5.7 and 5.8 engines, as used in Internet Explorer 8 through 11 and other products, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Jscript: 5.7, 5.8
• Microsoft Vbscript: 5.7, 5.8

References

• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034315
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034317
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-591
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-592
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-593
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-594
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-595
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-597
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-124
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-126
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034315
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034317

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