CVE-2009-1043

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 on Windows 7 allows remote attackers...

10.0 High

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 on Windows 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors triggered by clicking on a link, as demonstrated by Nils during a PWN2OWN competition at CanSecWest 2009.

Exploit likelihood

30.6%Down 29.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

Record: CVE-2009-1043
CVSS 2.0: 10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2009-1043
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2009-1044 No score

Record: EUVD-2009-1044
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jrq5-272h-wq5m No score

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 on Windows 7 allows remote attackers...

Record: GHSA-jrq5-272h-wq5m
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

microsoft internet explorer

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2009-1043 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published March 23, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 30.6%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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