May 24, 2022 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2016-3298 — Microsoft Internet Explorer
Microsoft Internet Explorer Messaging API Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2022-05-24- Federal due date
2022-06-14- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Internet Explorer
- EPSS
- 96.6th percentile (score 0.283, as of
2026-06-08) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- —
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3298
CISA short description
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Microsoft Internet Messaging API improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could allow the attacker to test for the presence of files on disk.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.