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CVE-2013-5049

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

HIGH 9.3EPSS 20.4%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 20.4%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

CVSS 2.0
9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
20.41% probability · 98th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
microsoft/internet explorer
Source
secure@microsoft.com
EPSS trend
0%13%25%24 September 2026: 20.26%4 November 2026: 20.41%24 September 20264 November 2026

EPSS moved from 20.3% on 24 September 2026 to 20.4% on 4 November 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.