Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Microsoft's VBScript Engine
CVE-2020-1058

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Microsoft
Status
Internet Explorer 9
Internet Explorer 11
Internet Explorer 11 On Windows 10 Version 1909 For 32-bit Systems
Internet Explorer 11 On Windows 10 Version 1909 For X64-based Systems
Vendor
CVE Published:
21 May 2020

Summary

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the VBScript engine when it improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who exploits this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. To take advantage of this vulnerability, an attacker may craft a malicious web page that is viewed by the user. If the user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of the affected system. This could facilitate the creation of new accounts with full user rights. Therefore, users are recommended to apply security updates released by Microsoft to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

Affected Version(s)

Internet Explorer 11 Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems

Internet Explorer 11 Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems

Internet Explorer 11 Windows 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems

References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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