CVE-2009-1043: Microsoft Internet Explorer

High severity, CVSS 10.0. EPSS: 30.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 on Windows 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors triggered by clicking on a link, as demonstrated by Nils during a PWN2OWN competition at CanSecWest 2009.

Affected products

• Microsoft Internet Explorer: version 8 only

Published 2009-03-23. Last modified 2026-06-16.