{"id":"CVE-2016-0162","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2016-0162"],"related":[],"title":"Microsoft Internet Explorer: Microsoft Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability","description":"An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Internet Explorer does not properly handle JavaScript. The vulnerability could allow an attacker to detect specific files on the user's computer.\n\nCISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.","summary":"Internet Explorer mishandles JavaScript, letting a web page detect whether specific files exist on the visitor's computer. An attacker gets information about local files, not code execution.","severity":"medium","cvss":4.3,"epss":0.22012,"exploited":true,"exploited_at":"2022-05-24T00:00:00+00:00","products":[{"name":"Microsoft Internet Explorer","fixed":[],"affected":"","ecosystem":"vendor"}],"ecosystems":["vendor"],"tags":["exploited","infrastructure","internet-explorer","windows"],"not_affected_if":["unknown"],"how_to_check":null,"fix":"Apply the Microsoft security update for CVE-2016-0162 per vendor instructions; the sources do not name the patched build.","status":"open","published_at":"2016-04-12T23:59:26+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T19:11:52+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-23T21:15:55+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-23T21:57:35+00:00","category":"infrastructure","confidence":0.6,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-23T21:15:55Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"Apply the Microsoft security update for CVE-2016-0162 per vendor instructions; the sources do not name the patched build.","reach":"internet","impact":"low","summary":"Internet Explorer mishandles JavaScript, letting a web page detect whether specific files exist on the visitor's computer. An attacker gets information about local files, not code execution.","category":"infrastructure","who_cares":["internet-explorer","windows"],"confidence":0.6,"needs_auth":"no","worst_case":"Attacker learns which files exist on the visitor's computer","analyst_note":"Check the Microsoft security bulletin MS16-023 and the affected IE versions; KEV lists it as exploited, so confirm patch status and which Windows builds are listed.","how_to_check":"unknown","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":["unknown"],"user_interaction":"yes","needs_special_setup":"unknown","severity_if_unknown":"low"},"cost_usd":0.000449,"input_tokens":2848,"output_tokens":329,"severity_before":"unknown"},"analyst_status":null,"analyst_note":null,"search":"'-0162':12A,15A '-2016':11A,14A 'action':83C 'allow':69C 'appli':84C 'attack':44B,71C 'cisa':81C 'code':51B 'comput':42B,80C 'could':68C 'cve':10A,13A 'detect':33B,73C 'disclosur':8A,55C 'execut':52B 'exist':37B,57C 'exploit':19B 'explor':3A,6A,23B,26B,60C 'explorer':18A 'file':36B,49B,75C 'get':45B 'handl':64C 'inform':7A,46B,54C 'infrastructur':20B 'instruct':88C 'internet':2A,5A,17A,22B,25B,59C 'internet-explor':21B 'javascript':28B,65C 'let':29B 'local':48B 'microsoft':1A,4A,16A 'mishandl':27B 'page':32B 'per':86C 'proper':63C 'requir':82C 'specif':35B,74C 'updat':85C 'user':78C 'vendor':87C 'visitor':40B 'vulner':9A,56C,67C 'web':31B 'whether':34B 'window':24B","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":null,"tier":null,"verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"first_public_at":"2016-04-12T23:59:26+00:00","kev":{"dateAdded":"2022-05-24","dueDate":"2022-06-14","requiredAction":"Apply updates per vendor instructions.","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown"},"cvss_vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N","cvss_by":"nvd@nist.gov","poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"kev","external_id":"CVE-2016-0162","url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2016-0162","severity":null,"published_at":"2022-05-24T00:00:00+00:00","modified_at":null,"first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T19:11:52+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-25T16:39:48+00:00","note":null},{"source":"epss","external_id":"CVE-2016-0162","url":"https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-0162","severity":null,"published_at":null,"modified_at":null,"first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T19:13:45+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-23T19:13:45+00:00","note":null},{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2016-0162","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0162","severity":null,"published_at":"2016-04-12T23:59:26+00:00","modified_at":"2026-06-17T00:37:02+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T21:57:35+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-23T21:57:35+00:00","note":null}],"documents":[],"notice":"Free to read at a human pace. An API with keys and an MCP server are in preparation; early access: hello@infrastack.ai"}