CVE-2015-2502

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or...

8.8 HighIn KEV

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Memory Corruption Vulnerability," as exploited in the wild in August 2015.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

51.0%Up 17.8 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

Record: CVE-2015-2502
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List 8.8

Record: CVE-2015-2502
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2015-2595 8.8

Record: EUVD-2015-2595
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8g3x-8p3x-3f3c 8.8

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or...

Record: GHSA-8g3x-8p3x-3f3c
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-119, CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

CISA KEV No score

Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a memory corruption vulnerability that allows an attacker to execute code or cause a denial-of-service (DoS).

Record: CVE-2015-2502
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

microsoft internet explorer

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2015-2502 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published August 19, 2015. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since April 13, 2022. EUVD reports exploitation since April 13, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 51.0%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.