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CVE-2016-0162

Medium CVSS 4.3 Known exploited

Published 2016-04-12 · last changed 2026-06-17 · added to CISA KEV 2022-05-24

This one is being exploited in the wild.

CISA added CVE-2016-0162 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-05-24. Federal agencies are required to remediate it on a deadline. If you have affected machines, this is the class of finding that moves ahead of the rest of the queue.

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-2016-0162, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

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."

Sources

CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N