CVE-2016-3298

medium Microsoft ⚠️ CISA KEV — Exploited in the Wild
CVSS v3 Base Score
6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
27.7%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 4% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Published: October 14, 2016 (3500 days ago)
Last Modified: April 22, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

⚠️ CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Added to KEV: 2022-05-24
Remediation Due: 2022-06-14 (⚠ 1431d overdue)

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 and the Internet Messaging API in Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 allow remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary files via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

microsoft internet explorermicrosoft windows 7microsoft windows server 2008microsoft windows vista

References

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