Important CVSS 4.3 EPSS 0.03309 2019-05 archive

Executive Summary

An spoofing vulnerability exists when Internet Explorer improperly handles URLs. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could trick a user by redirecting the user to a specially crafted website. The specially crafted website could either spoof content or serve as a pivot to chain an attack with other vulnerabilities in web services. To exploit the vulnerability, the user must click a specially crafted URL. In an email attack scenario, an attacker could send an email message containing the specially crafted URL to the user in an attempt to convince the user to click it. In a web-based attack scenario, an attacker could host a specially crafted website designed to appear as a legitimate website to the user. However, the attacker would have no way to force the user to visit the specially crafted website. The attacker would have to convince the user to visit the specially crafted website, typically by way of enticement in an email or instant message, and then convince the user to interact with content on the website. The security update addresses the vulnerability by changing how URLs are handled by Internet Explorer.

Overview

4.3
CVSS MEDIUM
Important
MS Severity
Not Exploited
MS Exploit Status
Less Likely
MS Exploit Likelihood
Category Spoofing
Released May 14 2019
Last Updated May 14 2019
Publicly Disclosed No
CISA KEV Not Listed
Known Exploits None Known
EPSS Score 0.03309 — 0.86961 percentile

CVSS Vector

ATTACK VECTOR
Network
ATTACK COMPLEXITY
Low
PRIVILEGES REQUIRED
None
USER INTERACTION
Required
SCOPE
Unchanged
Temporal Score: 3.9

EPSS Score

0.03309
probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.86961 percentile - updated 2026-06-20
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Affected Products

31 affected products
Product KB Article Severity Impact Restart Required
Internet Explorer 10 on Windows Server 2012 4499171 (Monthly Rollup) 4498206 (IE Cumulative) Low Spoofing Yes
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems 4499154 (Security Update) Important Spoofing Yes
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 for x64-based Systems 4499154 (Security Update) Important Spoofing Yes
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems 4494440 (Security Update) Important Spoofing Yes
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems 4494440 (Security Update) Important Spoofing Yes
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems 4499181 (Security Update) Important Spoofing Yes
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems 4499181 (Security Update) Important Spoofing Yes
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems 4499179 (Security Update) Important Spoofing Yes
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1709 for ARM64-based Systems 4499179 (Security Update) Important Spoofing Yes
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems 4499179 (Security Update) Important Spoofing Yes
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems 4499167 (Security Update) Important Spoofing Yes
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems 4499167 (Security Update) Important Spoofing Yes
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems 4499167 (Security Update) Important Spoofing Yes
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems 4494441 (Security Update) Important Spoofing Yes
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems 4494441 (Security Update) Important Spoofing Yes
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems 4494441 (Security Update) Important Spoofing Yes
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems 4497936 (Security Update) Important Spoofing Yes
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems 4497936 (Security Update) Important Spoofing Yes
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems 4497936 (Security Update) Important Spoofing Yes
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 4499164 (Monthly Rollup) 4498206 (IE Cumulative) Important Spoofing Yes
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 4499164 (Monthly Rollup) 4498206 (IE Cumulative) Important Spoofing Yes
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems 4499151 (Monthly Rollup) 4498206 (IE Cumulative) Important Spoofing Yes
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems 4499151 (Monthly Rollup) 4498206 (IE Cumulative) Important Spoofing Yes
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows RT 8.1 4499151 (Monthly Rollup) Important Spoofing Yes
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 4499164 (Monthly Rollup) 4498206 (IE Cumulative) Low Spoofing Yes
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows Server 2012 4498206 (IE Cumulative) Low Spoofing Yes
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows Server 2012 R2 4499151 (Monthly Rollup) 4498206 (IE Cumulative) Low Spoofing Yes
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows Server 2016 4494440 (Security Update) Low Spoofing Yes
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows Server 2019 4494441 (Security Update) Low Spoofing Yes
Internet Explorer 9 on Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 4498206 (IE Cumulative) 4499149 (Monthly Rollup) Low Spoofing Yes
Internet Explorer 9 on Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 4498206 (IE Cumulative) 4499149 (Monthly Rollup) Low Spoofing Yes

Patches

13 patches
Article Type Restart
4499171 (Monthly Rollup) 4498206 Monthly Rollup Yes
4499154 Security Update Yes
4494440 Security Update Yes
4499181 Security Update Yes
4499179 Security Update Yes
4499167 Security Update Yes
4494441 Security Update Yes
4497936 Security Update Yes
4499164 (Monthly Rollup) 4498206 Monthly Rollup Yes
4499151 (Monthly Rollup) 4498206 Monthly Rollup Yes
4499151 Monthly Rollup Yes
4498206 IE Cumulative Yes
4498206 (IE Cumulative) 4499149 IE Cumulative Yes

Known Exploits

Acknowledgments