Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Elevation o…

published 2015-06-10 11y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-1869

cvss: 6.8; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 15.1%; EPSS 15.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits: 0; none known

Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

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Exploit prediction

15.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	6.8	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

docs.microsoft.com /en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-056
vendor-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/74995
vdb-entry
securitytracker.com /id/1032521
vdb-entry
zerodayinitiative.com /advisories/ZDI-15-249

Sources

CVE List CVE-2015-1739
NVD CVE-2015-1739

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