CVE-2016-3291

low Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
2.4
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
1.8%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 17% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Published: September 14, 2016 (3530 days ago)
Last Modified: May 6, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 and Microsoft Edge mishandle cross-origin requests, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted web site, aka "Microsoft Browser Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

CWE

CWE-200

Affected Products

microsoft edgemicrosoft internet explorer

References

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