CVE-2015-6059

The Microsoft (1) VBScript 5.7 and 5.8 and (2) JScript 5.7 and 5.8 engines, as used in Internet Explorer 8 through 11 and other products, allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted web site, aka "Scripting Engine Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Published: 2015-10-14 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2015-6059 is rated Moderate Risk (46/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 16.64%, 97th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-6059

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 22.28% 16.64% -5.64%
2 2026-01-20 25.22% 22.28% -2.94%
3 2025-06-22 — 25.22% —

Full EPSS history (21 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-6059

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-6059

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-6059

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

References for CVE-2015-6059

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