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CVE-2019-0676

Microsoft Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability

KEVMEDIUM 6.5EPSS 7.51%

Does this matter?

Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 13 June 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.

Description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Internet Explorer improperly handles objects in memory.An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could test for the presence of files on disk, aka 'Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability'.

CVSS 3.1
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
7.51% probability · 94th percentile
CISA KEV
Listed 23 May 2022 · due 13 June 2022
Affected
microsoft/internet explorer
Source
secure@microsoft.com

CISA notes

Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-0676

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.