Vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11
CVE-2020-0968
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the scripting engine handles objects in memory in Internet Explorer, aka 'Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0970.
EPSS: 0.437 (97.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 — versions Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 On Windows 10 Version 1903 For 32-bit Systems — versions unspecified
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 On Windows 10 Version 1903 For Arm64-based Systems — versions unspecified
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 On Windows 10 Version 1903 For X64-based Systems — versions unspecified
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 On Windows 10 Version 1909 For 32-bit Systems — versions unspecified
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 On Windows 10 Version 1909 For Arm64-based Systems — versions unspecified
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 On Windows 10 Version 1909 For X64-based Systems — versions unspecified
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 On Windows Server 2012 — versions unspecified
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 — versions Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.
BOD 22-01 due date: .
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0968 (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-0968?
- CVE-2020-0968 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11. Published 2020-04-15.
- Is CVE-2020-0968 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2020-0968 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-11-03), indicating it is being actively exploited. 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.