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CVE-2016-0059

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 23.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-02-10 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

The Hyperlink Object Library in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted URL in a (1) e-mail message or (2) Office document, aka "Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 9, 10, 11

References

• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034971
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-009
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034971
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-009

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