Vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer
CVE-2015-6051
Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted web site, as demonstrated by a transition from Low Integrity to Medium Integrity, aka "Internet Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.147 (96.6th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.147 · newest: 0.147 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Internet Explorer — versions 10, 11
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/76991 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-545 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1033800 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-106 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-6051?
- CVE-2015-6051 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer. Published 2015-10-14.
- Is CVE-2015-6051 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.