Threats / Microsoft / CVE-2020-0968
CVE-2020-0968
· EUVD no mirror located
· GCVE no mirror located
Verified 2026-06-22
Microsoft Internet Explorer vulnerability
Microsoft Internet Explorer memory corruption vulnerability in the Scripting Engine allows remote code execution through malformed objects.
Verdict
Today item — known-exploited.
A memory corruption flaw in Internet Explorer's Scripting Engine enables unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems. Active exploitation in the wild increases risk for unpatched users.
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Is it exploitable?
— the evidence, ranked above the scoreReported exploitation
3 independent public reports of in-the-wild exploitation are cataloged.Distinct reporting sources (vendor, incident response, government); open them for the underlying claims.
Exploited in the wild
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-11-03).
Probability (EPSS)
EPSS 0.30018 — modeled likelihood of exploitation activity.EPSS is a daily-changing model output — open the source for today's value.
Severity / affected
Affected: Microsoft, Internet Explorer. Confirm exact fixed builds in the vendor advisory.
Weakness (CWE)
Mapped to CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write — weakness family: Memory safety.CWE assignment from the public NVD record; the weakness class drives how the flaw is exploited.
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Who’s exploiting it?
— attribution turns risk into urgencyAttribution not established
No confirmed (advisory-backed) threat-actor attribution is established for this record. Absence of a named actor is not absence of compromise — see Coverage & confidence.
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Why it matters
— the attack path, told twice: adversary, then board1
Front door — unauthenticated access narrative 1
Attacker
Craft a malicious webpage or email containing specially formed script that triggers improper object handling in the Scripting Engine.
Business
Users visiting untrusted websites or opening malicious email links face immediate code execution risk without additional user interaction.
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Keys to the kingdom — privilege/identity takeover narrative 2
Attacker
Trigger memory corruption through the vulnerability to overwrite adjacent memory regions and gain control of program execution flow.
Business
Attackers achieve arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the affected user, potentially compromising system integrity and data confidentiality.
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Lateral reach — past segmentation narrative 3
Attacker
Execute payload to establish persistence, exfiltrate data, or pivot to other systems on the network.
Business
Organizations face data breaches, system compromise, and potential lateral movement within their infrastructure.
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What to do
— defensible action- Remediate per the vendor advisory — confirm the fixed build for your version and verify exposure.1
Say it to the boardA vulnerability with this evidence profile is a defensible budget line, not a backlog ticket — fund the change against the proof above.
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