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CVE-2016-0162

Medium 4.3 Exploited in the wild (KEV)

Published
Last modified
NVD status
Analyzed

CISA KEV catalog

Confirmed active exploitation.

Listed in CISA's catalog of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities: attackers are using it in real attacks. Patch it with priority.

CISA KEV
Name
Microsoft Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Added to catalog
Remediation due date (US federal)
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 allows remote attackers to determine the existence of files via crafted JavaScript code, aka "Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Affected products

microsoft: internet explorer; microsoft: windows server 2008; microsoft: windows vista; microsoft: windows server 2012; microsoft: windows 10 1507; microsoft: windows 10 1511; microsoft: windows 7; microsoft: windows 8.1; microsoft: windows rt 8.1

References7

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
4.3 MEDIUM Score source: NVD CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS — exploit probability
22% percentile: 98 · as of 8 November 2026

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