Vulnerability

CVE-2016-0162

Medium· 4.3KEVCVSS4.3EPSS44%

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Microsoft Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Internet Explorer does not properly handle JavaScript. The vulnerability could allow an attacker to detect specific files on the user's computer.

Threat signal

67/100

Elevated

Severity

medium

CVSS

4.3

EPSS

44%

Active

KEV

CISA KEV — actively exploited

1460d overdue

AffectedMicrosoft — Internet Explorer

Added to KEV

2022-05-24

Federal patch due (BOD 22-01)

2022-06-14

Required action (CISA verbatim)

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Vendor advisory + references

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0162

CISA description: “An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Internet Explorer does not properly handle JavaScript. The vulnerability could allow an attacker to detect specific files on the user's computer.”

CVSS

v3.1Open in FIRST calculator →

4.3/ 10MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack VectorNetworkExploitable remotely over the internet — no local access needed.
Attack ComplexityLowNo special conditions — exploit works reliably.
Privileges RequiredNoneUnauthenticated — no credentials needed.
User InteractionRequiredRequires user action (click, file open, etc).
ScopeUnchangedImpact contained to the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality ImpactLowSome data disclosure; attacker doesn't fully control what.
Integrity ImpactNoneNo integrity impact.
Availability ImpactNoneNo availability impact.

EPSS

Exploit prediction · 30-day horizonFIRST.org →

43.7%

probability of exploitation in next 30 days

p98

higher than 98% of all CVEs

3-day trend↑ 0pp

Above the FIRST 'patch on a priority schedule' threshold.

Vendor VEX

No VEX statements published for CVE-2016-0162. Vendors publish VEX (Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange) to assert per-product whether a CVE is actually exploitable in their distribution.

SSVCAttend

Active exploitation with limited impact — coordinate patching

exploitation: active
automatable: no
impact: partial
mission: support

Lifecycle

2022-05-24Added to CISA KEVransomware: Unknown
2022-05-24Published
2022-06-14Federal patch due (BOD 22-01)
2026-06-12Last modified1 source

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