VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2009-2529

CVSS score8.1 HIGH
EPSS probability19.53%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2009-10-14
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4, 6, 6 SP1, 7, and 8 does not properly handle argument validation for unspecified variables, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document, aka "HTML Component Handling Vulnerability."

Weakness classification

  • CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Primary references