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CVE-2019-0768

A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Internet Explorer VBScript execution policy does not properly restrict VBScript under specific conditions, and to allow requests that should otherwise be ignored, aka 'Internet Explorer Security…

EXPLOIT ✓MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 48.5%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 48.5%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Internet Explorer VBScript execution policy does not properly restrict VBScript under specific conditions, and to allow requests that should otherwise be ignored, aka 'Internet Explorer Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-0761.

CVSS 3.0
4.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS
48.50% probability · 99th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 19 March 2019
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
microsoft/internet explorer
Source
secure@microsoft.com
EPSS trend
0%28%55%21 September 2026: 50.79%22 September 2026: 48.50%27 October 2026: 48.50%21 September 202627 October 2026

EPSS moved from 50.8% on 21 September 2026 to 48.5% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-46567source ↗Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 - VBScript Execution Policy Bypass in MSHTMLwindows · Google Security Researchdos19 March 2019yes

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