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CVE-2016-7278

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 14.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-12-20 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted web site, aka "Windows Hyperlink Object Library Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 9, 10, 11

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94716
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037448
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-144
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94716
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037448
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-144

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