CVE-2016-3353
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 mishandles .url files from the Internet zone, which...
CVE-2016-3353 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.3) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published September 14, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.8%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 8.3 HighCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 11.8%EPSS, 96th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 mishandles .url files from the Internet zone, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted file, aka "Internet Explorer Security Feature Bypass."
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 mishandles .url files from the Internet zone, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted file, aka "Internet Explorer Security Feature Bypass."
- Record
CVE-2016-3353- CVSS 3.0
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.1 Medium
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-254
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 mishandles .url files from the Internet zone, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted file, aka "Internet Explorer Security Feature Bypass."
- Record
CVE-2016-3353- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-4384No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 mishandles .url files from the Internet zone, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted file, aka "Internet Explorer Security Feature Bypass."
- Record
EUVD-2016-4384- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-669r-5j22-g48w
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 mishandles .url files from the Internet zone, which...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 mishandles .url files from the Internet zone, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted file, aka "Internet Explorer Security Feature Bypass."
- Record
GHSA-669r-5j22-g48w- CVSS 3.0
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.