CVE-2016-3321

low Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
2.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
28.7%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 3% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Published: August 9, 2016 (3565 days ago)
Last Modified: May 6, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 load different files for attempts to open a file:// URL depending on whether the file exists, which allows local users to enumerate files via vectors involving a file:// URL and an HTML5 sandbox iframe, aka "Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

CWE

CWE-200

Affected Products

microsoft internet explorer

References

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