May 24, 2022 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2016-3351 — Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge
known ransomware use
Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2022-05-24- Federal due date
2022-06-14- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Internet Explorer and Edge
- EPSS
- 97.7th percentile (score 0.454, as of
2026-06-08) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- —
- Ransomware use
- Known
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3351
CISA short description
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the way that certain functions in Internet Explorer and Edge handle objects in memory. The vulnerability could allow an attacker to detect specific files on the user's computer.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.