CVE-2016-0160 describes a DLL loading vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11, allowing a local attacker to escalate privileges through a specially crafted application. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local access, but can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and it's not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, there has been some limited community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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