Actively exploited in the wild. This CVE is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list — treat remediation as urgent. Federal remediation due by 3 May 2022. Known ransomware use
Internet ExplorerApplication · Microsoft

CVE-2019-1367

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2019-09-23
Patch available
A vendor patch is available. No clean upgrade release — apply the published patch.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
In the wild Ransomware Remotely reachable No privileges Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
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-2019-1221.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Internet Explorer's scripting engine due to improper memory handling when processing objects. An attacker could exploit this by enticing a user to visit a specially crafted web page, potentially allowing arbitrary code execution with the user's privileges.

MitigationApply the Microsoft security update for CVE-2019-1367, disable or restrict Internet Explorer usage, and consider deploying Windows Defender Exploit Guard or equivalent endpoint protections.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Internet ExplorerApplication
Affected:= 10= 11= 9

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm Internet Explorer version
    Open Command Prompt and run: reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer" /v Version
    Affected if The returned version is 9.x, 10.x, or 11.x (any version matching 9, 10, or 11)
  2. Find JScript.dll version
    Locate jscript.dll in the system (typically at C:\Windows\System32\jscript.dll or C:\Windows\SysWOW64\jscript.dll for 32-bit on 64-bit) and run: dir C:\Windows\System32\jscript.dll (note the file version in properties)
    Affected if JScript.dll is present and its version falls within the vulnerable range for the installed IE version
  3. Verify IE is enabled on the system
    Open Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features > Turn Windows features on or off, or run: reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings" /v ProxySettingsPerUser
    Affected if Internet Explorer is installed and enabled (not fully disabled via Windows Features)
  4. Check if IE is set as default browser or used
    Open Internet Explorer (if available) and verify it launches; check if it is the default browser via Default Programs UI
    Affected if Internet Explorer can be launched and is accessible to users

If Internet Explorer versions 9, 10, or 11 are installed and the JScript scripting engine is present and enabled, the system is vulnerable to this CVE.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

From vendor data
Patch available Apply the vendor patch
Interim mitigation

Apply the Microsoft security update for CVE-2019-1367, disable or restrict Internet Explorer usage, and consider deploying Windows Defender Exploit Guard or equivalent endpoint protections.

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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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