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CVE-2016-0162

MEDIUM
4.3
CVSS Score
Published: April 12, 2016 at 11:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:37 AM UTC
9 products affected across 1 vendorInternet ExplorerWindows Server 2012Windows Server 2008

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Severity
MEDIUM4.3
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 22%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score22.0%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 22.0% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 98% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

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.

Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
May 24, 2022
Remediation Due
Jun 14, 2022
1596 days overdue
Notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0162

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Internet Explorer· Microsoft
95%
10119
microsoft-windows-10-1507 (environment) · microsoft-windows-10-1511 (environment) · microsoft-windows-7 (environment) · microsoft-windows-8-1 (environment) · microsoft-windows-rt-8-1 (environment) · microsoft-windows-server-2008 (environment) · microsoft-windows-server-2012 (environment) · microsoft-windows-vista (environment)
Windows 10 1507· Microsoftdevice
80%
All versions
Windows 10 1511· Microsoftdevice
80%
All versions
Windows 7· Microsoftdevice
80%
All versions
Windows 8-1· Microsoftdevice
80%
All versions
Windows Rt 8-1· Microsoftdevice
80%
All versions
Windows Server 2008· Microsoftdevice
80%
All versions
Windows Server 2012· Microsoftdevice
80%
All versions
Windows Vista· Microsoftdevice
80%
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (4)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85939
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035521
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MSPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-037
US Government Resource
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-0162

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

4.3MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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