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Go to dashboardMemory corruption in the JScript and VBScript engines used by Internet Explorer lets a crafted web page run code or crash the browser. CISA lists it as actively exploited and tagged with ransomware use.
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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 | – | – |
Check whether Internet Explorer is still installed and in use on Windows machines, for example with the Windows optional features list or by running iexplore.exe.
Apply the Microsoft security update for this CVE per vendor instructions, or remove or stop using Internet Explorer.
Each row is the first time that source carried this signal. The analyst’s rows are its own findings.
The Microsoft (1) JScript 5.8 and (2) VBScript 5.7 and 5.8 engines, as used in Internet Explorer 9 through 11 and other products, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0187.
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