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This vulnerability is listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Active exploitation has been observed in the wild. This poses significant risk to federal enterprises and should be prioritized for immediate patching.

CVE-2015-2502

High CISA KEV
Low Medium High Critical
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: Aug 19, 2015
Last Modified: Oct 22, 2025

Vulnerability Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Memory Corruption Vulnerability," as exploited in the wild in August 2015.

CVSS Metrics

Common Vulnerability Scoring System

Vector String:

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
N
Attack Complexity
L
Privileges Required
N
User Interaction
R
Scope
U
Confidentiality
H
Integrity
H
Availability
H

Known Affected Software

5 configuration(s) from 1 vendor(s)

internet_explorer
Version:
9
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
internet_explorer
Version:
10
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
internet_explorer
Version:
7
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
internet_explorer
Version:
11
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:11:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
internet_explorer
Version:
8
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
This vulnerability affects 5 software configuration(s). Ensure you patch all affected systems.

References & Resources

Severity Details

8.8
out of 10.0
High

CISA KEV Status

Active Exploitation

Listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

Key Information

Published Date
August 19, 2015