Microsoft Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Added to KEV
2022-05-24
Federal due date
2022-06-14
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Internet Explorer
EPSS
97.6th percentile (score 0.437, as of 2026-06-08)
NVD CVSS v3.1
Ransomware use
Unknown
Upstream
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0162

CISA short description

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.

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

EPSS percentile is the FIRST.org exploit-probability ranking as of the date noted above; it moves daily. CVSS reflects NVD's analysis at time of publication.