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CVE-2016-0149

19
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-0149 is a TLS/SSL information disclosure vulnerability affecting multiple versions of the Microsoft .NET Framework (2.0 SP2 through 4.6.1). It allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive cleartext information by injecting data into the client-server stream. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.9), this vulnerability has a high confidentiality impact with a network attack vector and high attack complexity, requiring no user interaction. While not listed in CISA KEV and lacking public exploit code in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, it garnered significant community discussion and media coverage at the time, including reports of being exploited in targeted attacks.

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

5.9MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
8.39%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0839 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 19,955 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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

Media Mentions

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

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (106)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6 on Windows Vista Service Pack 2
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Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 on Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6 on Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 on Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6 on Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 on Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6 on Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 on Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6/4.6.1 on Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 on Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6/4.6.1 on Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1 on Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 on Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6/4.6.1 on Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 on Windows RT 8.1
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6/4.6.1 on Windows RT 8.1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 on Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6/4.6.1 on Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 on Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 on Windows Server 2012
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6/4.6.1 on Windows Server 2012
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows Server 2012 R2
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 on Windows Server 2012 R2
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6/4.6.1 on Windows Server 2012 R2
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6 on Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6 on Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.1 on Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.1 on Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 on Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6/4.6.1 on Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 on Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6/4.6.1 on Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 on Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6/4.6.1 on Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 on Windows Vista Service Pack 2
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1 on Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1 on Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1 on Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1 on Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2 on Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2 on Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2 on Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2 on Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2 on Windows Vista Service Pack 2
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows Server 2012
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10728-4393
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10636-9316
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10728-9316
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10636-9312
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10728-9312
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10636-9318
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10728-9318
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10636-10047
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10807-10047
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10636-10048
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10807-10048
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 9495-10051
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10636-10051
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10807-10051
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10636-10484
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10807-10484
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 2472-10481
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10636-10481
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10807-10481
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 2472-10482
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10636-10482
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10636-10378
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10807-10378
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 2472-10483
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10636-10483
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10807-10483
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 2472-10729
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10728-10729
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 2472-10735
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10728-10735
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 2472-10789
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10808-10789
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 2472-10788
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10808-10788
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10636-10049
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10807-10049
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10636-10379
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10807-10379
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 2472-10543
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10636-10543
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10807-10543
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10636-4393
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 9495-10050
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 9495-10049
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 9495-10048
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 9495-9303
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 9292-9311
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 9292-9312
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 9292-9316
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 9292-9318
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 9292-4393
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 2472-10379
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 2472-10378
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Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2016-May/CVE-2016-0149Important

TLS/SSL Information Disclosure Vulnerability

May 10, 2016

References

docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-065
securityfocus.com / bid/90026
securitytracker.com / id/1035842