Microsoft Internet Explorer Messaging API Information Disclosure Vulnerability

MEDIUM 6.5EXPLOITED (CISA KEV)CVE-2016-3298 · Published 14/10/2016 · updated 17/06/2026

Microsoft Internet Explorer Messaging API Information Disclosure Vulnerability. Actively exploited: CISA added this vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 24/05/2022. Patch affected systems as an emergency.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
internet explorer microsoft	`= 10= 11= 9`	No fix yet

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."

References

securityfocus.com/bid/93392 · Broken Link
securitytracker.com/id/1036992 · Broken Link
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-118 · Patch
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-126 · Patch
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog · US Government Resource
CISA KEV · CVE-2016-3298

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