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CVE-2016-33881 exploit

Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 and Microsoft Edge do not properly restrict access to private namespaces, which allows remote attacke…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.3
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
27.6%
percentile 98%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 and Microsoft Edge do not properly restrict access to private namespaces, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, aka "Microsoft Browser Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-3387.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

27.59% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-40606 Microsoft Windows Edge/Internet Explorer - Isolated Private Namespace Insecure DACL Privilege Escalation (MS16-118) · local · 2016-10-20

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.3CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD2.02.6AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

  • docs.microsoft.com /en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-119 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS, x_transferred
  • docs.microsoft.com /en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-118 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1036993 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/93382 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • exploit-db.com /exploits/40606/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1036992 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred

Sources

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