CVE-2015-6047
The broker EditWith feature in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 through 11 allows remote attackers to bypass the AppContainer protection mechanism and gain privileges via a DelegateExecute launch of an arbitrary application, as demonstrated by a transition…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.9%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The broker EditWith feature in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 through 11 allows remote attackers to bypass the AppContainer protection mechanism and gain privileges via a DelegateExecute launch of an arbitrary application, as demonstrated by a transition from Low Integrity to Medium Integrity, aka "Internet Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 13.86% probability · 96th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- microsoft/internet explorer
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033800Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-522
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-106
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033800Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-522
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-106
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.