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Data as of 13:09 UTC

Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Added to KEV
2021-11-03
Federal due date
2021-11-17
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Internet Explorer
EPSS
92.3th percentile (score 0.054, as of 2026-09-16)
NVD CVSS v3.1
8.8 (HIGH)
Ransomware use
Unknown
Upstream
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27085

CISA short description

Microsoft Internet Explorer contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for remote code execution.

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

NVD description

Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

EPSS percentile is the FIRST.org exploit-probability ranking as of the date noted above; it moves daily. CVSS reflects NVD's analysis at time of publication.