CVE-2015-2372

vbscript.dll in Microsoft VBScript 5.6 through 5.8, as used with Internet Explorer 6 through 11 and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "VBScript Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Published: 2015-07-14 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-2372 is rated High Risk (75.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 20.24%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +3.93% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-2372

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 2026-06-15 16.31% 20.24% +3.93%
2 2025-06-01 16.73% 16.31% -0.42%
3 2025-04-27 16.73%

Full EPSS history (22 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-2372

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-2372

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-2372

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft vbscript 5.6 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:vbscript:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft vbscript 5.7 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:vbscript:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft vbscript 5.8 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:vbscript:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-2372

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