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CVE-2018-0949 — A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Microsoft Internet Explorer

A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Microsoft Internet Explorer improperly handles requests involving UNC resources, aka "Internet Explorer Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability." This affects Internet Explorer 9, Internet Explorer 11, Internet Explorer

CVSS
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EPSS
19.74% (top 4.60%)
CWE
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Published
2018-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-05T03:44:11.692Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Microsoft Internet Explorer improperly handles requests involving UNC resources, aka "Internet Explorer Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability." This affects Internet Explorer 9, Internet Explorer 11, Internet Explorer 10.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
MicrosoftInternet Explorer 9Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
MicrosoftInternet Explorer 11Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems, Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1, Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1, Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems, Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016
MicrosoftInternet Explorer 10Windows Server 2012

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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