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CVE-2016-3353

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.3 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 11.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-09-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-254

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 mishandles .url files from the Internet zone, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted file, aka "Internet Explorer Security Feature Bypass."

Affected products

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 9, 10, 11

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92827
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036788
• http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-506/
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-104
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92827
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036788
• http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-506/
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-104

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