CVE-2016-0147 is a remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted website. It carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a critical risk with a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit intelligence like Metasploit or ExploitDB is available, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, including reports of an APT group exploiting a related Flash zero-day, suggesting potential real-world relevance.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:xml_core_services:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.