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Case File

CVE-2011-1996

HIGH · CVSS 9.3 EPSS 60.46% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2011-10-12 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

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Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
remote code execution code execution

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CVE
CVE-2011-1996
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
9.3
EPSS
60.46%
Microsoft

Original NVD Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 8 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing a deleted object, aka "Option Element Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."