CVE-2016-0162

mediumpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.219 · 98 %ileEURUUS

grimoire priorityP0 · Act now

Exploitable?

Yes · in the wild

CISA KEV

Likely / severe?

21.9% (98th) EPSS

CVSS 4.3 · medium

Is it mine?

7 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · nvd

added 2022-05-24remediate by 2022-06-14

required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Microsoft Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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."

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

4.3

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v2.04.3mediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8.6 · impact 2.9

v3.14.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.8 · impact 1.4

v2.04.3mediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:Nsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.14.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.14.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:Nsecondaryexploitability 2.8 · impact 1.4

v3.14.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:Hsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: partialcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-200US

affected products (7)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Corp Internet Explorer≤ 9fstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Internet Explorer≤ 11fstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Internet Explorer≤ 10fstec_bduRU
microsoft internet explorer= 10nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet explorer= 11nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet explorer= 9nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

also known as (5)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2016-04-12modified 2026-06-17

references (8)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-037 cnnvd
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85939 enisa_euvd
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035521 enisa_euvd
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-037 enisa_euvd
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85939Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035521Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-037PatchVendor Advisorynvd
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-0162US Government Resourcenvd

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