CVE-2015-2493
The (1) VBScript and (2) JScript engines in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 allow remote attackers...
The (1) VBScript and (2) JScript engines in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 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."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The (1) VBScript and (2) JScript engines in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 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."
- Record
CVE-2015-2493- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The (1) VBScript and (2) JScript engines in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 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."
- Record
CVE-2015-2493- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-2586 No score
The (1) VBScript and (2) JScript engines in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 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."
- Record
EUVD-2015-2586- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m95w-5rxj-7rwx No score
The (1) VBScript and (2) JScript engines in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 allow remote attackers...
The (1) VBScript and (2) JScript engines in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 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."
- Record
GHSA-m95w-5rxj-7rwx- Weakness
- CWE-119
- 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-2015-2493 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published September 9, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 18.2%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.