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CVE-2016-7281

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 13.7% 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-254

Description

The Web Workers implementation in Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 and Microsoft Edge allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via unspecified vectors, aka "Microsoft Browser Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Edge: all versions
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 10, 11

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94723
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037444
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-144
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-145
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94723
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037444
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-144
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-145

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