CISA KEV source record / CVE-2016-0162

Microsoft Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Microsoft / Internet Explorer

Known exploitation catalogNot a Secureline discoveryNot a live alert

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.

CVE identifier
CVE-2016-0162
Added to KEV
May 24, 2022
CISA catalog dueDate
Jun 14, 2022

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Ransomware use, as reported by CISA
Unknown
CVSS severity
Not supplied by KEV
EPSS probability
22.01%

EPSS score date: 2026-09-27T12:00:21Z. Percentile: 97.59%. Model version: v2026.06.15.

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Source notes

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0162

Source & freshness

Catalog version 2026.09.27
Source updated: Sep 27, 2026, 9:30 PM UTC
Successfully checked: Sep 27, 2026, 11:50 PM UTC
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