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CVE-2016-0162

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 allows remote attackers to determine the existence of files via crafted JavaScript code, aka "Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

CVSS 4.3 (MEDIUM) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
7.8/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 4.3: +0.64
  • Fresh EPSS: 21.93%: +0.11

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 4 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

WeLiveSecurity
Press · 02 Apr 2024, 07:00 · Malware hiding in pictures? More likely than you think - WeLiveSecurity
BleepingComputer
Press · 06 Dec 2016, 08:00 · New Stegano Exploit Kit Hides Malvertising Code in Image Pixels - BleepingComputer
WeLiveSecurity
Press · 06 Dec 2016, 08:00 · Readers of popular websites targeted by stealthy Stegano exploit kit hiding in pixels of malicious ads - WeLiveSecurity
Cisco Talos Blog
Press · 20 Jul 2016, 07:00 · Vulnerability Spotlight: Oracle's Outside In Technology, Turned Inside-Out - Cisco Talos Blog

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 7.8 (2026-11-02 15:12). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

0

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 4.3; EPSS 21.9%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
network access, no prior privileges, user interaction.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:57:42.957206+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
Published
12 Apr 2016, 23:00
First press mention
20 Jul 2016, 07:00
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
24 May 2022, 00:00
Latest press mention
02 Apr 2024, 07:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:57