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Go to dashboardMicrosoft Internet Explorer has a use-after-free memory bug that lets a remote attacker run code by getting a user to visit a crafted web page. It is listed in CISA's known-exploited catalog, so attacks have been seen in the wild.
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First seen by InfraStack 2026-10-23 19:11 UTC, 3h before NVD. All times on this page are UTC.
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| Product | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Internet Explorer | vendor | – | – |
| microsoft internet explorer | vendor | = 6 | – |
| microsoft internet explorer | vendor | = 7 | – |
| microsoft internet explorer | vendor | = 8 | – |
| microsoft internet explorer | vendor | = 9 | – |
Check whether Internet Explorer is installed and which version: look at Help > About Internet Explorer or the IE version registry value. unknown for fleet-wide checks in the sources.
Each row is the first time that source carried this signal. The analyst’s rows are its own findings.
Use-after-free vulnerability in the CMshtmlEd::Exec function in mshtml.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site, as exploited in the wild in September 2012.
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