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CVE-2016-0132

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-0132 is a critical vulnerability affecting multiple versions of the Microsoft .NET Framework, including 2.0 SP2 through 4.6.1. It allows remote attackers to bypass signature validation in XML documents, enabling spoofing of signatures. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), this vulnerability has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential interest.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:2.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:3.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
21.98%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2198 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 36,795 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.2 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-035
securityfocus.com / bid/84075
securitytracker.com / id/1035213