Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 11 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated by Sebastian Apelt and Andreas Schmidt during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2014.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-1765 is rated Moderate Risk (60.6/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 42.57%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-07-24 | 46.39% | 42.57% | -3.82% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 56.68% | 46.39% | -10.29% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 56.68% | — |
Full EPSS history (13 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.6 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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4.9 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 6 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 8 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 9 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 10 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 11 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |