CVE-2016-0160
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 mishandles DLL loading, which allows local users to gain...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 mishandles DLL loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "DLL Loading Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 mishandles DLL loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "DLL Loading Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2016-0160- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 mishandles DLL loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "DLL Loading Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2016-0160- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-0198 No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 mishandles DLL loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "DLL Loading Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2016-0198- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4389-4jqr-65cm
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 mishandles DLL loading, which allows local users to gain...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 mishandles DLL loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "DLL Loading Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-4389-4jqr-65cm- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-0160 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published April 12, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.9%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securitytracker.com/id/1035521
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Apr/61
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-037
packetstormsecurity.com/files/136702/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-11-DLL-Hijacking.html
securityfocus.com/archive/1/538098/100/0/threaded
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0160
github.com/advisories/GHSA-4389-4jqr-65cm