CVE-2015-0040

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a...

9.3 HighPublic exploit

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-0018, CVE-2015-0037, and CVE-2015-0066.

Exploit likelihood

30.0%Down 42.3 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

Record: CVE-2015-0040
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-399
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2015-0040
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2015-0078 No score

Record: EUVD-2015-0078
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c5wh-gw3c-mrf3 No score

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a...

Record: GHSA-c5wh-gw3c-mrf3
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

microsoft internet explorer

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 - MSHTML CMapElement::Notify Use-After-Free (MS15-009)	2016-11-14

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2015-0040 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published February 11, 2015. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 30.0%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.