A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the MSHTML engine improperly validates input. An attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could take control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. In a HTML editing attack scenario, an attacker could trick a user into editing a specially crafted file that is designed to exploit the vulnerability. The security update addresses the vulnerability by modifying how MSHTML engine validates input.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Msft | — | 2020-05 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 9 for Windows Server 2008 for x64-based systems (KB4556798)2020-05 Cumulative Update for Microsoft Windows 10, version 1607 (KB4556813)2020-05 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 9 for Windows Server 2008 for x86-based systems (KB4556798)2020-05 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 11 for Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based systems (KB4556798)2020-05 Cumulative Update for Microsoft Windows 10, version 1809 (KB4551853)2020-05 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 8.1 for x86-based systems (KB4556798)2020-05 Cumulative Update for Microsoft Windows Server 2016, version 1607 (KB4556813)2020-05 Cumulative Update for Microsoft Windows 10, version 1903 (KB4556799)2020-05 Cumulative Update for Microsoft Windows 10, version 1507 (KB4556826)2020-05 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems (KB4556798)2020-05 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 7 for x64-based systems (KB4556798)2020-05 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 7 for x86-based systems (KB4556798)2020-05 Cumulative Update for Windows Server, version 1909 for x64-based Systems (KB4556799)2020-05 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 11 for Windows Embedded Standard 7 for x64-based systems (KB4556798)2020-05 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 11 for Windows Embedded Standard 7 for x86-based systems (KB4556798)2020-05 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 11 for Windows Embedded 8 Standard for x86-based systems (KB4556798)2020-05 Cumulative Update for Microsoft Windows Server 2019, version 1809 (KB4551853)2020-05 Cumulative Update for Microsoft Windows 10, version 1909 (KB4556799)2020-05 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 11 for Windows Embedded 8 Standard for x64-based systems (KB4556798)2020-05 Cumulative Update for Microsoft Windows 10, version 1803 (KB4556807)2020-05 Cumulative Update for Microsoft Windows 10, version 1709 (KB4556812)2020-05 Cumulative Update for Windows Server, version 1903 for x64-based Systems (KB4556799) | Jun 9, 2020 | May 12, 2020 |
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