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CVE-2016-3298: Microsoft Internet Explorer Messaging API Information Disclosure Vulnerability

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2022-05-24
• EPSS: 33.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-10-14 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

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."

Affected products

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 9, 10, 11
• Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2-sp1
• Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93392
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036992
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-118
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-126
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93392
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036992
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-118
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-126
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-3298

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