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    CVE-2015-6044

    Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted web site, as demonstrated by a transition from Low Integrity to Medium Integrity, aka "Internet Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

    Published:Oct 14, 2015
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Oct 14, 2015
    EPSS Score:0.16238
    CVSS Score:6.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Internet Explorer

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High