CVE-2020-0674

CRITICALNVD 7.59.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-11-03), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 7.5 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
9.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictMitigate nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS PROB: 87%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: cisa kev · ssvc active · epss top5pct · epss high · public exploitExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is referenced (a reference tagged "Patch", often a source commit), but no release containing it is confirmed — find the release that contains it; until it is applied, mitigate (WAF / firewall / segmentation).

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-2020-0673, CVE-2020-0710, CVE-2020-0711, CVE-2020-0712, CVE-2020-0713, CVE-2020-0767.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
9.0CRITICALhigh confidence
EG Risk
81
EG Risk 81/100CISA SSVC

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity90% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at low, Attend at medium and Act at high mission impact.
Action: A fix is referenced, but no release containing it is confirmed. Check the referenced fix and the vendor's advisory for a release that contains it and apply that within your standard update timelines at low, sooner than that at medium and as soon as possible at high mission impact; until then, restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation.
EPSS PROB
87%
EPSS %ILE
99th
KEV
⚠ Exploited

CISA SSVCTrack at low, Attend at medium and Act at high mission impact.

A fix is referenced, but no release containing it is confirmed. Check the referenced fix and the vendor's advisory for a release that contains it and apply that within your standard update timelines at low, sooner than that at medium and as soon as possible at high mission impact; until then, restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation.

Exploitation active (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

February 11, 2020

Last Modified

October 29, 2025

Advisory Details (5)

Auto-updated Jun 4, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. Fix referenced — no release confirmed yet. Sources: microsoft.
microsoftMentions a patch (unverified)

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center. Patch available via Microsoft Security Update

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0674
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

GitHub - maxpl0it/CVE-2020-0674-Exploit: This is an exploit for CVE-2020-0674 that runs on the x64 version of IE 8, 9, 10, and 11 on Windows 7. · GitHub

https://github.com/maxpl0it/CVE-2020-0674-Exploit
generic

Packet Storm

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162565/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-8-11-Use-After-Free.html
generic

Packet Storm

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161309/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-11-Use-After-Free.html
generic

Packet Storm

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159137/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-11-Use-After-Free.html

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2020-0674(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 89× in last 7d / 393× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 1,605 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-10-06 10:58 UTCVendor advisory
  2. 2026-10-06 10:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-10-06 07:03 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-10-06 07:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-10-06 03:07 UTCVendor advisory
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  21. 2026-10-04 19:42 UTCVendor advisory
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  1. 2026-10-04 11:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-10-04 07:56 UTCVendor advisory
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  34. 2026-10-01 20:56 UTCEG score recompute
  35. 2026-10-01 20:56 UTCVendor advisory
  36. 2026-10-01 20:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-10-01 17:00 UTCVendor advisory
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  39. 2026-10-01 13:05 UTCVendor advisory
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  41. 2026-10-01 09:10 UTCVendor advisory
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  43. 2026-10-01 05:15 UTCVendor advisory
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  45. 2026-10-01 01:20 UTCVendor advisory
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  47. 2026-09-30 21:25 UTCVendor advisory
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  49. 2026-09-30 17:29 UTCVendor advisory
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  59. 2026-09-29 21:52 UTCVendor advisory
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  61. 2026-09-29 17:56 UTCVendor advisory
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  71. 2026-09-28 22:13 UTCEG score recompute
  72. 2026-09-28 22:13 UTCVendor advisory
  73. 2026-09-28 22:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-09-28 18:16 UTCVendor advisory
  75. 2026-09-28 18:16 UTCGHSA enrichment

Publicly available exploits

(3 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC) (2 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-49863
    First seen May 13, 2021

    Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 and WPAD service 'Jscript.dll' - Use-After-Free

    Open source ↗
  • Exploit-DBEDB-49062
    First seen Nov 17, 2020

    Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 - Use-After-Free

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCmaxpl0it/CVE-2020-0674-Exploit
    First seen May 7, 2020

    This is an exploit for CVE-2020-0674 that runs on the x64 version of IE 8, 9, 10, and 11 on Windows 7.

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2020-0674?
CVE-2020-0674 is a critical vulnerability published on February 11, 2020. 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-2020-0673, CVE-2020-0710, CVE-2020-0711, CVE-2020-0712, CVE-2020-0713,…
When was CVE-2020-0674 disclosed?
CVE-2020-0674 was first published on February 11, 2020, with the most recent update on October 29, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2020-0674 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2020-0674 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on November 3, 2021, affecting Microsoft Internet Explorer. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate attention. A fix is referenced, but no release containing it is confirmed. Check the referenced fix and the vendor's advisory for a release that contains it and apply that; until then, restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-0674?
CVE-2020-0674 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0 (CRITICAL).
Which products are affected by CVE-2020-0674?
CVE-2020-0674 affects Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I remediate CVE-2020-0674?
A fix for CVE-2020-0674 is referenced (a reference tagged "Patch", often a source commit), but EchelonGraph has no release containing it on record. Check that reference and the vendor's advisory for a release that contains the fix and update to it; until then, restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2020-0674 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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