CVE-2020-0968
HIGH KEV RANSOMWAREInternet Explorer - Remote Code Execution via Scripting Engine Memory Corruption
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
CVE-2020-0968 is actively exploited and listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added November 3, 2021, with confirmed use in ransomware campaigns.
Description
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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0968
US Government Resource
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-0968
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.4367
EPSS Percentile
97.6%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
active
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CISA KEV
2021-11-03
VulnCheck KEV
2020-10-02
InTheWild.io
2021-07-23
ENISA EUVD
EUVD-2020-2436
Ransomware Use
Confirmed
CWE
CWE-787
Status
published
Products (2)
microsoft/internet_explorer
11
microsoft/internet_explorer
9
Published
Apr 15, 2020
KEV Added
Nov 03, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026