CVE-2014-0268
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 through 11 does not properly restrict file installation and registry-key creation, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Mandatory Integrity Control protection mechanism via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 22.5%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 through 11 does not properly restrict file installation and registry-key creation, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Mandatory Integrity Control protection mechanism via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 22.45% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- microsoft/internet explorer
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 22.5% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://osvdb.org/103165
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56796
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65392
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029741
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-010
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90756
- http://osvdb.org/103165
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56796
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65392
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029741
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-010
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90756
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.