Exploitation evidence
Known exploited · CISA KEV listed
Added 2021-11-03. Ransomware campaign use: Known.
CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA due date: 2022-05-03. This is the catalog’s deadline, not an assessment of your organization’s exposure.
KEV checked 13 Nov 2026, 00:20 Jerusalem · Original catalog ↗Reported products and versions
Microsoft / Internet Explorer 9
Default status: Not specified
- affected: Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
- affected: Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
Microsoft / Internet Explorer 11
Default status: Not specified
- affected: Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems
- affected: Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems
- affected: Windows 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems
- affected: Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
- affected: Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
- affected: Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems
- affected: Windows Server 2019
- affected: Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems
- affected: Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems
- affected: Windows 10 Version 1709 for ARM64-based Systems
- affected: Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
- affected: Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
- affected: Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
- affected: Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
- affected: Windows Server 2016
- affected: Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
- affected: Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
- affected: Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems
- affected: Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems
- affected: Windows RT 8.1
- affected: Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
- affected: Windows Server 2012 R2
Microsoft / Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systems
Default status: Not specified
- affected: unspecified
Microsoft / Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems
Default status: Not specified
- affected: unspecified
Microsoft / Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systems
Default status: Not specified
- affected: unspecified
Microsoft / Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems
Default status: Not specified
- affected: unspecified
Microsoft / Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems
Default status: Not specified
- affected: unspecified
Microsoft / Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems
Default status: Not specified
- affected: unspecified
Microsoft / Internet Explorer 11 on Windows Server 2012
Default status: Not specified
- affected: unspecified
Fixes and workarounds
No explicit solution text in the downloaded CVE record. Consult the vendor advisory; unaffected version ranges are shown above as reported, not inferred as a patch recommendation.
Sources and related reporting
Observed change timeline
History begins when Egret first downloads each source. It is not the complete upstream CVE history.
12 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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}06 Nov 2026, 06:20 Jerusalem · CVE Program record changed
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