CVE-2016-0132

critical Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
9.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
32.6%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 3% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: March 9, 2016 (3719 days ago)
Last Modified: May 6, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

Description

Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP2, 3.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, and 4.6.1 mishandles signature validation for unspecified elements of XML documents, which allows remote attackers to spoof signatures via a modified document, aka ".NET XML Validation Security Feature Bypass."

CWE

CWE-20

Affected Products

microsoft .net framework

References

🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.securitytracker.com 🔗 docs.microsoft.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.securitytracker.com