CVE-2014-0268
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 through 11 does not properly restrict file installation and...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 through 11 does not properly restrict file installation and registry-key creation, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Mandatory Integrity Control protection mechanism via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 through 11 does not properly restrict file installation and registry-key creation, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Mandatory Integrity Control protection mechanism via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2014-0268- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 through 11 does not properly restrict file installation and registry-key creation, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Mandatory Integrity Control protection mechanism via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2014-0268- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-0306 No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 through 11 does not properly restrict file installation and registry-key creation, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Mandatory Integrity Control protection mechanism via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2014-0306- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2ccx-fj86-xfj9 No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 through 11 does not properly restrict file installation and...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 through 11 does not properly restrict file installation and registry-key creation, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Mandatory Integrity Control protection mechanism via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-2ccx-fj86-xfj9- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-0268 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published February 12, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 22.5%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-010
osvdb.org/103165
securitytracker.com/id/1029741
secunia.com/advisories/56796
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90756
securityfocus.com/bid/65392
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0268
github.com/advisories/GHSA-2ccx-fj86-xfj9