CVE DATABASE / CVE-2016-3298
CVE-2016-3298
Microsoft Internet Explorer Messaging API Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Confirmed exploited in the wild. Added 2022-05-24.
Federal remediation due 2022-06-14.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Summary
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."
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 6.5 (MEDIUM) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| Attack vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | REQUIRED |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity | NONE |
| Availability | NONE |
Affected products
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References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93392
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036992
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-118
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-126
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-3298
Data: NIST NVD + CISA KEV. NVD last modified 2026-04-22. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.