CVE-2020-0640

HIGH EXPLOITED RANSOMWARE

Internet Explorer - Remote Code Execution via Memory Corruption

Title source: llm

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2020-0640 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV), including in ransomware campaigns.

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Internet Explorer improperly accesses objects in memory, aka 'Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability'.

References (1)

Core 1

Core References

Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0640

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5

EPSS 0.0817

EPSS Percentile 94.2%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2020-01-22

Ransomware Use Confirmed

CWE

CWE-787

Status published

Products (3)

microsoft/internet_explorer 10

microsoft/internet_explorer 11

microsoft/internet_explorer 9

Published Jan 14, 2020

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026