Findings

CVE-2019-0676

Microsoft Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Published Mar 5, 2019 · updated Jun 16, 2026 · microsoft internet explorer

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Internet Explorer improperly handles objects in memory.An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could test for the presence of files on disk, aka 'Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability'.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Mar 5, 2019 · Catalog

    Detected

    An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Internet Explorer improperly handles objects in memory.An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could test for the presence of files on disk, aka 'Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability'.

  2. May 23, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. Jun 13, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Internet Explorer improperly handles objects in memory.An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could test for the presence of files on disk, aka 'Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability'.

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA due date Jun 13, 2022

Affected

  • cpe microsoft/internet explorer10
  • cpe microsoft/internet explorer11
  • vendor Microsoft Internet Explorerversion unspecified

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2019-0676

    An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Internet Explorer improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could test for the presence of files on disk.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2019-0676

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2019-0676

    30-day exploitation probability 8.1%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2019-0676

    An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Internet Explorer improperly handles objects in memory.An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could test for the presence of files on disk, aka 'Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability'.

    nvd.nist.gov

References