What is CVE-2015-6086?

CVE-2015-6086 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, classified under Information Disclosure. Published 2015-11-11.

Is CVE-2015-6086 known to be exploited?

20 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Information disclosure in Microsoft Internet Explorer

CVE-2015-6086

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2015-11-11 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.256 (97.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.256 · newest: 0.256 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Microsoft Internet Explorer — versions 9, 10, 11

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39698/ (exploit)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1034112 (vdb-entry)
www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-547
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-112 (vendor-advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/77461 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-6086?: CVE-2015-6086 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, classified under Information Disclosure. Published 2015-11-11.
Is CVE-2015-6086 known to be exploited?: 20 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.