CVE-2016-3255

high Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
29.5%
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
None
Availability
None
Published: July 13, 2016 (3593 days ago)
Last Modified: May 6, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

Description

Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, and 4.6.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via XML data containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue, aka ".NET Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

CWE

CWE-200

Affected Products

microsoft .net framework

References

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