CVE-2015-6042: Microsoft Internet Explorer

High severity, CVSS 9.3. EPSS: 22.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Use-after-free vulnerability in the CWindow object implementation in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Internet Explorer: version 11 only

Published 2015-10-14. Last modified 2026-06-17.