CVE-2016-3298
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 6.5 · actively exploited (CISA KEV)
6.5CVSS MEDIUM exploited
Actively exploited in the wild (CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities).
Added to KEV 2022-05-24. US federal agencies must patch by 2022-06-14.
Summary
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 and the Internet Messaging API in Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 allow remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary files via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionRequired
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactNone
Exploit probability (EPSS)33%
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
This vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild — patch affected products urgently. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-118 ↗