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CVE-2020-0674

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2021-11-03 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel.

  • Published2020-02-11
  • WeaknessCWE-416

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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-2020-0673, CVE-2020-0710, CVE-2020-0711, CVE-2020-0712, CVE-2020-0713, CVE-2020-0767.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2020-02-1122:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2020-11-17Exploit-DB entryExploit-DB
  3. 2021-11-03Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
  4. 2021-11-03Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  5. 2021-11-03Exploitation first reportedCISA KEV
  6. 2025-02-0715:17SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD
Microsoft internet explorerversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
9.x= 9no fix published
10.x= 10no fix published
11.x= 11no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA10 products

As microsoft, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 10
    Affected
    • = Windows Server 2012no fix stated
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 11
    Affected
    • = Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systemsno fix stated
    • = Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systemsno fix stated
    • = Windows 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systemsno fix stated
    • = Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systemsno fix stated
    • = Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systemsno fix stated
    • = Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systemsno fix stated
    • = Windows Server 2019no fix stated
    • = Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systemsno fix stated

    14 more version lines in the CVE record.

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systems
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems

4 more products in the CVE record.

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2021-05-13

Fix

  1. CISA’s required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.due 2022-05-03

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-03 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-49062EDB-49863
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
4 repositories, unverifiedmaxpl0it/CVE-2020-0674-ExploitKen-Abruzzi/CVE-2020-0674Neko-chanQwQ/CVE-2020-0674-PoCMicky-Thongam/Internet-Explorer-UAF
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
2021-11-03
Patch Due Date
2022-05-03
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2020-02-11
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-35jh-2r79-5r66

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-0674?

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-2020-0673, CVE-2020-0710, CVE-2020-0711, CVE-2020-0712, CVE-2020-0713, CVE-2020-0767.

Is CVE-2020-0674 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2020-0674 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2022-05-03.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-0674?

CVE-2020-0674 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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