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CVE-2016-0160

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 12.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-04-12 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 mishandles DLL loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "DLL Loading Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 11

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136702/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-11-DLL-Hijacking.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Apr/61
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538098/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035521
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-037
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136702/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-11-DLL-Hijacking.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Apr/61
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538098/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035521
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-037

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