CVE-2020-0968
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the scripting engine handles objects...
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the scripting engine handles objects in memory in Internet Explorer, aka 'Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0970.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the scripting engine handles objects in memory in Internet Explorer, aka 'Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0970.
- Record
CVE-2020-0968- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.6 High
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the scripting engine handles objects in memory in Internet Explorer, aka 'Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0970.
- Record
CVE-2020-0968- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-2436
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the scripting engine handles objects in memory in Internet Explorer, aka 'Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0970.
- Record
EUVD-2020-2436- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m4v9-rc68-3qrf
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the scripting engine handles objects...
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the scripting engine handles objects in memory in Internet Explorer, aka 'Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0970.
- Record
GHSA-m4v9-rc68-3qrf- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/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 Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a memory corruption vulnerability due to how the Scripting Engine handles objects in memory, leading to remote code execution.
- Record
CVE-2020-0968- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- microsoft internet explorer
- microsoft internet explorer 11
- microsoft internet explorer 11 on windows 10 version 1903 for 32-bit systems
- microsoft internet explorer 11 on windows 10 version 1903 for arm64-based systems
- microsoft internet explorer 11 on windows 10 version 1903 for x64-based systems
- microsoft internet explorer 11 on windows 10 version 1909 for 32-bit systems
- microsoft internet explorer 11 on windows 10 version 1909 for arm64-based systems
- microsoft internet explorer 11 on windows 10 version 1909 for x64-based systems
- microsoft internet explorer 11 on windows server 2012
- microsoft internet explorer 9
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploitation | ||
| 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-2020-0968 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published April 15, 2020. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since November 3, 2021. EUVD reports exploitation since November 3, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 30.7%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.