vulnerability
Microsoft Windows: CVE-2016-3321: Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Aug 9, 2016 | Jun 10, 2024 | Oct 14, 2025 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Aug 9, 2016
Added
Jun 10, 2024
Modified
Oct 14, 2025
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."
Solutions
microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb3176492microsoft-windows-windows_10-1511-kb3176493microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb3176495
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